Posted by pegasus on June 30, 2011, at 8:18:58
In reply to Do you cry in therapy?, posted by sleepygirl2 on June 29, 2011, at 18:28:15
I know a therapist (not mine!) who feels that "therapeutic crying" is an important ingredient for change. I don't really follow that, because I know that lots of folks get a lot of good out of therapy without crying. But there is something nice about seeing crying framed that way - as an important tool.
I cry in almost every session. I don't cry much elsewhere. In my real life, there are too many people who need to see me as able to hold everything together. And I need to feel that I can do that for them. But in therapy, I cry about everything. Occasionally, I'll ask for an extra session by explaining, "I need another good cry this week."
My T seems to be glad that I can cry with him. He's very respectful of all of that pain and sadness. It's so lovely to be able to have those feelings somewhere safe. When I was a kid, my parents would ridicule me when I cried.
- p
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