Posted by Dinah on April 22, 2009, at 18:37:20
In reply to Re: Feeling melancholy » Dinah, posted by Annierose on April 22, 2009, at 8:44:47
> Yes, I think you have figured out what triggered the melancholy after your session. Too bad even though you can trace the feelings back to the source, the feelings remain, or at least they do for me.
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> That's the part of therapy that frustrates me. I'll tell my t, "I agree completely with what you are saying, I understand intellectually my thought process, but darn those feelings won't budge." Although with LOTS of time, I do see some movement. It reminds me of the slow erosion process of a mountain.Or a river on a rock. :)
I don't know if it was always so, but I do find it helpful now to understand my feelings. It helps to localize them and keep them from feeling so universal. But I'm not sure if I've totally nailed down all of this one yet.
I was going to say that therapy is hard, but in this particular case I think it's more accurate to say that human relationships are hard. It's much easier with my dogs.
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