Therapy Bucket List

piggy momma · Feb 13, 2019 at 11:10 PM

If you had a bucket list for therapy, what would it look like?

Mine would be...

1) I want a hug
2) I want a blanket
3) I want to be able to cry a real, honest cry
4) I want twice a week
5) I want him to pick up on subtleties and inferences

Elio · Feb 13, 2019 at 11:42 PM

1) hug
2) be held (especially if crying)
3) trace the lines on T's hand
4) have a play space where my toys could live
5) finger paint
6) bucket list or goal? find myself

stopdog · Feb 14, 2019 at 12:21 AM

I want to know why the therapist found me challenging
What was supposed to be the point of what she did or said
What was supposed to be happening in there that was supposed to be useful to me

Omers · Feb 14, 2019 at 12:43 AM

1) To be able to ask for what I need in the moment
2) a therapeutic intensive or retreat where I got to see T every day for 3-5 days and didn’t have to go back to the real world in between or a weekend of long sessions for intensive work.
3) to be able to be quiet with T
4) to have T use appropriate touch to comfort me
5) a treatment team meeting with me, T, old Pdoc and my massage therapist... or maybe a “business lunch”.
6) T getting to meet the priest that started me on my healing journey (without me there... being there would creep me out).

Omers · Feb 14, 2019 at 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I want to know why the therapist found me challenging
What was supposed to be the point of what she did or said
What was supposed to be happening in there that was supposed to be useful to me

Oh, Stopdog my heart breaks reading this. I too have been there. T’s giving up on me, T’s telling me I can’t heal, Calling me resistant.... new T keeps calling my attention to the fact that I call myself “too much” a lot. I hope some day you are able to find a true healer be it a T or someone else that can help you on your journey. You are not challenging her skill set just was not what you needed but she couldn’t own that.

growlycat · Feb 14, 2019 at 01:05 AM

I want to graduate from therapy

winterblues17 · Feb 14, 2019 at 02:15 AM

To be able to not only feel but express what I'm feeling in T. Throughout the week I have all these worries and emotions. I can write them all down, but when it comes to sitting and talk about them, I just speak the words without any feelings or emotions, I think it makes me come across as hard or coping well with **** but it's not the case most of the week.

Feb 14, 2019 at 02:31 AM

Fill the bucket with sloppy sand and water then tip it over his head

Or is that taking the bucket list too literally?

ScarletPimpernel · Feb 14, 2019 at 02:39 AM

I don't have a bucket list. Everything I wanted either has been given or I know it's a no. Well, there are a few things that I want to know about her. But I get a hug after every session, I get emails, I have a stuffed animal and a rock, I get tons of reassurance and encouragement and support. Oh, and my T is going to do her best to never abandon me. I'm very happy with my T and where I'm at in therapy.

RaineD · Feb 14, 2019 at 02:31 PM

I would have had a long list before, but now I just want to be able to see him again.

SlumberKitty · Feb 14, 2019 at 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RaineD

I would have had a long list before, but now I just want to be able to see him again.

That's what I want to. To be able to see my former T again.

Cantfindthewords · Feb 14, 2019 at 03:11 PM

1) for her to hold me and stroke my hair - no ones ever done it and I’m slightly fascinated by it.
2) I want to fall asleep on her chest
3) I want to touch her hands and just kind of look at them.
4) for her to tell me she’ll never hurt me because she loves me.

Taylor27 · Feb 14, 2019 at 03:51 PM

The only thing on my bucket list for therapy right now is to keep my file open aft he retires in May and to get my reffered to a new t at the clinic. That will probably change once i get setteled in therapy right now it seems like this is asking for too much right now

Tryingtobehappy5 · Feb 15, 2019 at 02:16 AM

Current bucket list:
To figure out what the point is, if there actually is any point and for therapy to somehow actually be helpful.

I get so much more out of an appt with my GP or Pdoc at this point

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piggy momma Poohbah Member Since Oct 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 1,073 5 70 hugs given	Feb 13, 2019 at 11:10 PM #1 If you had a bucket list for therapy, what would it look like? Mine would be... 1) I want a hug 2) I want a blanket 3) I want to be able to cry a real, honest cry 4) I want twice a week 5) I want him to pick up on subtleties and inferences
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Elio ............... Member Since Sep 2006 Location: in my head Posts: 2,911 17 8,779 hugs given	Feb 13, 2019 at 11:42 PM #2 1) hug 2) be held (especially if crying) 3) trace the lines on T's hand 4) have a play space where my toys could live 5) finger paint 6) bucket list or goal? find myself
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growlycat Therapy Ninja Member Since Jan 2007 Location: How did I get here? Posts: 10,308 17 16.1k hugs given	Feb 14, 2019 at 01:05 AM #6 I want to graduate from therapy
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winterblues17 Member Member Since Nov 2017 Location: UK Posts: 379 6 62 hugs given	Feb 14, 2019 at 02:15 AM #7 To be able to not only feel but express what I'm feeling in T. Throughout the week I have all these worries and emotions. I can write them all down, but when it comes to sitting and talk about them, I just speak the words without any feelings or emotions, I think it makes me come across as hard or coping well with **** but it's not the case most of the week.
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Anonymous49675 Guest Posts: n/a	Feb 14, 2019 at 02:31 AM #8 Fill the bucket with sloppy sand and water then tip it over his head Or is that taking the bucket list too literally?
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RaineD Grand Member Member Since Aug 2017 Location: United States Posts: 950 6 962 hugs given	Feb 14, 2019 at 02:31 PM #10 I would have had a long list before, but now I just want to be able to see him again.
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Cantfindthewords Member Member Since Dec 2017 Location: Uk Posts: 118 6 59 hugs given	Feb 14, 2019 at 03:11 PM #12 1) for her to hold me and stroke my hair - no ones ever done it and I’m slightly fascinated by it. 2) I want to fall asleep on her chest 3) I want to touch her hands and just kind of look at them. 4) for her to tell me she’ll never hurt me because she loves me.
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Taylor27 healing from trauma Member Since Dec 2017 Location: Alberta Posts: 30,425 (SuperPoster!) 6 24.3k hugs given	Feb 14, 2019 at 03:51 PM #13 The only thing on my bucket list for therapy right now is to keep my file open aft he retires in May and to get my reffered to a new t at the clinic. That will probably change once i get setteled in therapy right now it seems like this is asking for too much right now
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