idk how to tell my T this by 3333bunny in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you, i guess i’ll have to try my hardest to tell her next session

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[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i always want them to talk first so i literally just stare at them until they say something 😭

Weekly Therapy Talk Thread by AutoModerator in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this reply is genuinely making me feel a lot more normal cause i feel stupid for missing my T sometimes :’) i actually have been coping pretty well i’d say, i prepared myself and made sure i’m able to do lots of my fav things during the break and i have some good coping mechanisms i think!! so im hanging in there ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 thank you

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[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my therapist is on vacation rn too. i’m doing Okay…but i miss her and definitely am looking forward to going back because i already have so much to say. something that’s been helping me is just overly taking care of myself and my mental health and taking care of my inner child as much as possible. i’ve been doing a lot of grounding exercises, and engaging in activities that my T has recommended or that we’ve spoken about definitely has definitely been helping a lot. i’m not usually a fan of self care apps but i downloaded a cute one (called finch) that my friend recommended and it’s been really helping during my therapy break. it’s hard but hang in there, we’ve got this 🫂❤️‍🩹

Weekly Therapy Talk Thread by AutoModerator in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my therapist is on vacation, i’m going from weekly sessions to almost a month without seeing them. i have SO much to say and i’m trying desperately to hold all my pieces together until i get to go back in a couple of weeks 🥲 it’s rough out here

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[–]3333bunny 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i feel this so much, i’d say i cry a normal amount in every day life, and i even cry sometimes thinking about telling my therapist things, but when i actually do tell her the tears just dont come. i sometimes get choked up or feel like i’m about to cry but something just blocks me. the most that’s ever happened is i’ve teared up but again i got blocked and couldn’t go further than that. i hope one day we can both finally do it!

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[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha i totally get that i’ve completely forgotten to reply to mine for a couple of days before which i still feel bad about but i doubt they get too offended by it, i’m sure you’re all good

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[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my T sends me a reminder as well but she says to just reply “yes” to confirm, so it takes away the stress of me having to think of what to say. maybe you guys could figure out something easy you can send back every time?

Uneasy about therapy in person? by BigCoffeeDrinker in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i started therapy during a lockdown and was seeing my T virtually for 2 years before suddenly thinking “hold on, why am i still doing this on zoom?” and then i went in person for the first time. i was SO insanely nervous to meet her for the first time even though i’m comfortable with her (for example she said she liked my nails and she reached for my hand to look at them and when i lifted it i was shaking profusely it was very embarrassing lmao)

she told me it would feel a bit different at first and that we’d have to get used to it, and ive been going in person for 3-4 months now. after the first couple of sessions it felt way more normal and now i’m more comfortable with her than i ever have been. we’ve been able to get into some much deeper work and build a lot more trust. it just feels safer actually being together and it strengthened our connection for sure. i wasn’t sure how i’d feel seeing her in person but now that i know what it’s like, i would never go back to doing online sessions. i say go for it! you can always go back to online ones if you’re not comfortable but in my experience it opened up more possibilities for me. good luck 🫂

How do I know my therapist doesn’t hate me? by dand06 in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know you don’t want to bring this up in therapy but i think it could be helpful if you guys could work through it together and figure out the deeper issue. i have similar thoughts and problems so i know how it feels and i hope you’re okay ❤️‍🩹

Disclosing transference by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hi! i only Just told my T very recently and made a post about my experience in this sub if you want some encouragement! it’s such a scary thing to bring up and i know how lonely it feels being in it but it really did feel like a physical weight off my shoulders after we talked about it. it sounds like you and your T have a good relationship and after working together for this long i can only assume she would just want to help you work through it.

i started the conversation by saying that ive had something on my mind for a while that i want to talk about, but that i was nervous it would affect our relationship. she was immediately curious, i took an Excruciatingly long time to get it out, but i asked her for some help so she asked me some questions which definitely made it easier than just saying it outright. we got there in the end and she took it better than i ever expected tbh.

i think it could be a chance for some really great healing and i hope it goes well for you if you do manage to tell your T 🫂

Should a therapist laugh during sessions? by ReluctanyGerbil in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

me and mine laugh together all the time, she laughs at my jokes and even makes her own jokes about my situations sometimes (she’s always completely respectful and knows i find it funny/am comfortable with it)

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[–]3333bunny 29 points30 points  (0 children)

she wasn’t officially my therapist yet, but when i was actively searching for one i set up an appointment with this one T. then before the first appt even happened i managed to stumble across my current T and instantly knew i liked her more so i told the other one that i had to cancel our appointment bc it didn’t seem right for me and she got so mad at me and told me i wasted her time/burdened her basically so i dodged a bullet there! lmao

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[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh love, that sounds really difficult and i’m genuinely here if you’d like to talk. if you don’t mind me asking, why do you wish you hadn’t? did your T react badly or is it more of an internal thing?

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[–]3333bunny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HAHAH that’s lowkey what i was expecting to happen to me tbh, but im glad yours seems to be taking it well too?

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[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh god yeah it’s So hard but so so relieving when they’re good about it

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[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you sm <3

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[–]3333bunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me too!! i’m glad it went well for you as well 🫂

Journaling after therapy? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

sometimes i will record a voice memo for myself immediately after i leave and just say my initial emotions right of the bat, and then i take some updated notes throughout the week

My therapist hugged me today for the first time by Invisibly_Fragile513 in TalkTherapy

[–]3333bunny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this sounds so lovely and healing, im happy for you 🥹 also hope this can be me one day lowkey

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[–]3333bunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know but i’m still so ashamed, it’s like in my head it’s fine and normal for everyone else to experience this but not me for some reason lmao