Posted by thewriteone on February 1, 2004, at 19:07:20
In reply to confused by therapist..and myself..., posted by Pandabear on February 1, 2004, at 15:26:32
I went through this with my T. It's entirely possible I have a learning disorder, though I've never been diagnosed with one. I do have a lot of the same problems you mentioned. It's almost like I space out on my T except that I'm trying really hard to listen to what she's asking me. I was terrified that she was getting frustrated with me. I mentioned it all the time and she always denied it. After a really long time I was able to trust her and just became really honest about things. There was one question she used to ask me all the time and I couldn't answer, so I just started making up an answer. The turning point was one day she asked me and I snapped. I just said, "Look, I don't know how to answer that. Any time that I ever answered before was a lie because I didn't want to disappoint you." She assured me that it was perfectly fine if I couldn't answer her questions and I've done so much better with that since. It's a hard place to get to, but once the trust is there, it's easier.
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