Once you’ve got through the filling in the forms, ‘getting to know you’ stage, therapy can become a bit, well, awkward.
Free of the structure of questions and answers about when my depressive thoughts started, my first panic attack, and how long I’ve been taking medication, I quickly found myself at a loss for what to say.
I ummed. I ahed. I asked my therapist what we were supposed to talk about.
Her answer: ‘Whatever you want. This is your space, your time, and you can fill it however you like.’
We then proceeded to sit in silence for a few minutes. It was uncomfortable.
When you’re given the freedom to talk about whatever you like, you can end up feeling trapped.
Is this thought important? Is this anecdote worthy of discussion? Am I wasting my time bringing up work issues when I should be talking about my parents? Is this what therapy’s for?
I worry that my therapist is going to judge me for what I bring… Read the full story
from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/28/therapy-can-be-awkward-and-uncomfortable-but-thats-kind-of-the-point-7114024/
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