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Re: suggestions and assignments

Posted by Noa on January 4, 2003, at 8:45:04

In reply to suggestions and assignments » Miller, posted by BeardedLady on January 3, 2003, at 14:07:07

Good idea from Beardy. Way back when, in my previous therapy in another city, during the first few years of therapy, it was very hard for me to bring things up. I would just freeze with anxiety in the sessions. So I started writing letters to the therapist. Sometimes it would be right after the session, to explain how I was feeling in the session when I couldn't explain it in person, or to react to something in the session, etc. SOmetimes it was to introduce something I couldn't bear to introduce in person but wanted him to know (you know, the shame factor). Over time, the letters evolved into writing letters, but instead of mailing them, I brought them into the session. First, have him read it. Later, he asked if I would read it out loud, and I got used to that. This finally evolved into feeling ok just bringing stuff up. But it took a while.

Nowadays, I usually feel ok about bringing things up, but even so, last year, after I wrote something on babble, I did bring it in and read it to my current therapist.


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