Posted by Kath on October 16, 2008, at 20:31:56
In reply to Re: hugs in therapy, posted by Amanda29 on October 16, 2008, at 20:11:27
Dear Amanda,
How brave to be so honest.
Once an 'energy worker' told me to see if I could find photos of myself as a child of different ages. Then to look at the photo & hug myself & pretend that the Big me was holding the Me of the kid in the photo.
Even now, I can find it soothing to fold my arms around myself & hug myself & sort of say "there, there".
((((((((((((((you)))))))))) luv, Kath
PS - I think it's amazing & wonderful that your sessions have been extended! That is a pretty big thing, in my opinion!
Would you feel safe to ask him if, in the future, if you felt the need of a hug, would he be okay with you asking him?
Sometimes I hug my therapist, sometimes I don't. It's a lady, so maybe that makes it different. The first time, I said to her, "would you like a hug?" and she hugged me & told me that if I wanted a hug, I could just ask her & she smiled.
:-) xoxo, Kath
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