Posted by sunnydays on January 19, 2008, at 10:22:48
In reply to thoughts on this?, posted by raisinb on January 19, 2008, at 9:07:41
My T has told me sometimes that he knows what things will upset me (such as challenging some of my maladaptive thoughts), but that he's going to challenge me anyway. That it's the only way to help change my reaction. And that there can't be things in our relationship that can't be said, or we are just perpetuating the cycle of secret-keeping and avoidance that I've lived with all my life. And that he understands how hurt I feel, but that this is the way to work through it. And that he will try to provide reassurance along with the challenging. Could this be what your T means?
sunnydays
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