Posted by Lonely on August 18, 2004, at 23:06:11
In reply to Re: therapist - frustration w/non productive questions » Lonely, posted by mair on August 18, 2004, at 22:20:49
Just one more thought (sorry - I just clicked the "submit" button on the other post) ... I've had that same experience with my first T ... find I'm talking about something that we've practically worn thinner than onion skin paper and yet she brought it up again. I thought she was doing it to see if I would give her a different story - sort've like truth serum (!!!) so I didn't have a good feeling aboutit at all.
Could I ask what you've learned about those sudden repetitious conversations on something you thought you had put to bed or was dead-ended?
Again, thank you for sharing and your patience.
> Sometimes I feel like I must be getting nowhere because I find my T and I are talking about something we talked about in depth months ago. It's makes me feel like I must be unbelievably dense - not to have learned enough from the last conversation.
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> I have to remind myself that a therapeutic relationship is all about process, and sometimes it's not so important what you're talking about as it is how you're relating with one another and the bond you might be forging with your therapist. It requires incredible patience, particularly for result-oriented folks like me.
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