Posted by thistlethorn on November 1, 2003, at 12:30:59
In reply to Re: Thought blocking, posted by karen_kay on October 31, 2003, at 16:38:21
Thank you for your suggestion, Karen! It's an interesting idea!
May I ask if you always know where you want to "lead" the session to? And does it always go there, or are you sometimes surprised or dismayed at where it ends up?
And may I also ask if you ever bring up a topic, but still get stuck in trying to elaborate on it? What does your therapist do in that case?
I suspect that the pdoc I see would welcome my taking the lead during our meetings. At this point, I don't think I would be able to do that, but, maybe, there would be some value in my preparing for sessions AS IF I were going to do it. It might help me retain some of the thoughts that pass through my mind between sessions, and make them more accessible when I need them.
I think I'll give your suggestion a try.
Before I end this post, thank you, too, Karen, for letting me and others know that you're finding your therapy helpful. You were given a very unfair start in life, and I admire you HUGELY for overcoming it.
tt
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