Posted by deets on November 20, 2002, at 12:15:44
In reply to Too many words in therapy? , posted by Miller on November 20, 2002, at 9:55:22
I used to beat around the bush all the time in therapy. So, when I started seeing the therapist that I currently see, I decided I was going to lay it all on out the table right away. I guess I was testing her, to see how she'd react. So, I sat down, looked her in the eye and the first full sentence I said to her was, "I'm not worried about adjusting to college, I just told my parents that, I have an eating disorder, I've been sick for a long time, and I don't know if I even want to get better." Talk about a run-on sentence! She reacted calmly and didn't make me feel like I was a nutcase or anything. It's reassuring when you can just come out with something bluntly and your therapist isn't shocked by it, and reacts in a supportive way. And you can start getting real work done. So, just go for it! Just make yourself say it. Or you could write it down and read it to your therapist, if that would help.
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