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Grand Poohbah
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Today I had a rather tough session. Lots of crying, T thinks that my intellectual part influences a lot of what I do and feel. We didn't really talk a whole lot, it was more crying and T telling me to let go and instructing me to concentrate on my breath.
At the end of the session, he asked me to write down my experience of the session. I usually do this anyways and he knows. I summarize everything I remember, from start to finish, including my feelings and thoughts that I maybe don't talk about while there. But this time he asked me to print it out and give it to him in my next session. I wonder whether anyone else has ever had such a request from their therapist or whether anyone has done something like this even without being asked to. I also ask myself what the point of this is, why he wants to see what I put down. Any thoughts are appreciated. |
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I did that for the first woman all the time. It never helped. All she did was deny what I saw. I had evidence so I knew I was not incorrect, but her gaslighting and defensiveness came through quite clearly.
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I sometimes share what I have written in IST. I did a "session journal swap" with T1 once which wasn't a good experience.
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Poohbah
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I do this almost weekly. I send my T my thoughts and perceptions of the session. It helps me reprocess what we talked about and make sure I understand what was said. I hope it helps him understand what was helpful to me and what wasn't.
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I did this with my former T a lot. It was pretty helpful in making sure that we were on the same page, and she got a lot out of my writing because I tend to be kind of quiet in session. It helped her to know how I was feeling too because I can usually write about it but not talk about it that great. I hope your exercise in writing it out and giving it to T is a good one. Hugs Kit
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No but I do have to fill out a 4 question survey about my impressions of the last session each time. If I rate certain aspects negatively he will always ask what we can be doing differently. T also has me record each session on my phone so that I can listen back if need be because I dissociate a lot.
If I feel things went poorly I will sometimes write a letter to T explaing my feelings and hand it to him next session. He always seems happy to get those and they end up being some of our most productive sessions. Last edited by zoiecat; Jan 23, 2019 at 03:46 PM.. |
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The therapist has never asked for my impressions. Sometimes I give them unsolicited in verbal format when I feel provoked, though.
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