Posted by floatingbridge on April 25, 2010, at 1:17:40
In reply to caught up over issue of diagnosis, posted by deerock on April 21, 2010, at 10:01:39
Deer rock,
Something just occurred to me. After a session that made me feel vulnerable--right now in mind I'm thinking of when confided forgotten traumatic details, but other 'key' sessions as well--I'd have to call my therapist--really-- and ask, pathetic as it may sound, if he still liked me, or if he wanted to still see me. I'd actually ask him that maybe I was too f*cked-up, and maybe he hadn't signed on for this. So that's my pattern--my defense when vulnerable. My therapist has observed that the very thing I seek--trust and connection--evokes an allergic reaction.
Do you have a pattern after tough sessions? Since everyone is different, I'm wondering if anger is a way to get some needed distance (or something else), too.
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