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Posted by madeline on September 4, 2005, at 21:08:38
Does anyone else have dreams about their T?
I had a very graphic dream about mine last night and it has left me shaken, humiliated and anxious.
I know I should probably talk about it with him in the next session, but I simply do not think I can suffer the embarrassment.
Any ideas?
Posted by rubenstein on September 4, 2005, at 22:05:57
In reply to Dreams about your therapist?, posted by madeline on September 4, 2005, at 21:08:38
I have dreams about my therapist as well, usually involving him not seeing me or something. I still haven't gotten the courage up to really talk about them, I have casually mentioned them but not really disected them. Good luck to you if you do....sometimes therapy is so hard
rubenstein
Posted by daisym on September 4, 2005, at 22:36:57
In reply to Dreams about your therapist?, posted by madeline on September 4, 2005, at 21:08:38
I think it depends on the orientation of your therapist. Mine pays very close attention to dreams I bring in, especially if they are about him. It isn't so much the symbolic nature of the dream but rather what I associate to the dream. The fact that you were left shaken and humiliated sounds really important.
Can you talk in broad strokes about the dream but talk more about your feelings?
I agree that sometimes therapy is really hard. I'll be interested to hear what your therapist says.
Posted by Annierose on September 5, 2005, at 8:21:03
In reply to Dreams about your therapist?, posted by madeline on September 4, 2005, at 21:08:38
If your T is more psychodynamic in nature, he/she will apprepriate hearing about the dream. As Daisy said, it is more about what you think about the dream, the feelings it brings up, than anything else.
As a side note, I shared a dream with my T a few weeks ago. This dream is still the content of my 3x a week sessions. I told her sharing this dream probably saved me 6 months of therapy, it certainly was a gift, albeit a painful one.
I know how embarassing it is to share these dreams. I let her know the dream I was about to share was uncomfortable for me to tell her, but I thought it was important. Then I covered my face and just went for it. I feel so much more connected to my T now, although immediately afterwords I felt so vulnerable that I slipped back inside myself.
Do you feel like sharing the dream with us? or journal it? I shared my dream here first. It helped me put words to what I experienced, and was a "practice" round.
Of course, if your T is a short term cognitive type, then I do not know if they look at dreams for insight.
Good Luck!
Posted by Shortelise on September 5, 2005, at 13:00:36
In reply to Dreams about your therapist?, posted by madeline on September 4, 2005, at 21:08:38
I've had a few dreams of being in bed or naked with my T, only one where he touched me. Those dreams were really telling. I never felt that they were really about sex, but about what sex represents for me sometimes. Intimacy. Closeness. Being taken advantage of. I was embarrassed to talk about it, and I did some editing on occasion.
It's up to you whether or not you talk about it with your T. Really. Just because your mind drops it in your lap via a dream doesn't mean you have to take it to your T, unless you're ready to. That's how I feel about mine. I had one dream that had nothing to do with him, but was about my underwear being really dirty, and it was just too embarrassing to tell him. Honestly. I understood it, too, the dream that is, and it was really telling and very topical. But I just couldn't talk about filthy underwear.
Sneaky little things, those dreams. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and wish I could stuff them back where they came from!
(((Madeline))))
Posted by madeline on September 5, 2005, at 17:09:42
In reply to Re: Dreams about your therapist? » madeline, posted by Shortelise on September 5, 2005, at 13:00:36
How bizarre! I have had a similar dirty underwear dream!
I did tell my T about that one and he talked about it for what seemed like weeks!
I still haven't decided as to whether tell him about this one though. It is just too obscene I think, so I'm leaning toward no. But I know there are some things in the dream that I need to talk about. Editing may be the way to go.I go on wednesday and will let you guys know what I decide to do.
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