Do/Did you feel/believe you could tell the therapist you hired anything?

stopdog · Jun 09, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Do/Did you feel/believe you could tell the therapist you hired anything? Not did you do it -but did you feel like you could do it.

WarmFuzzySocks · Jun 09, 2019 at 12:25 AM

I said yes, about therapeutic things. (Whatever those are, I assume that's up to my judgment about what therapeutic means.)

I imagine I COULD tell her about just about anything, big or small, but it wouldn't be a good use of my time in therapy and also no one really needs to know what a magpie nest it is in my head, so I choose not to.

atisketatasket · Jun 09, 2019 at 12:38 AM

When I was little, there was a hang gliding field near my grandparents’ place (in the country), and we used to see gliders passing over their land. I always wanted to try it. But not with a therapist.

So, no.

Echos Myron redux · Jun 09, 2019 at 01:31 AM

Yes, I know I could tell him anything. I stick with therapeutic stuff in session though, but I always challenge myself to say what I need to say, even when it's scary or difficult.

nottrustin · Jun 09, 2019 at 07:40 AM

Yes, I do feel I could. I have held back because if my fears and self judgement, however, I have either told them much worse or eventually told them what I was hiding, they have always been amazing.

Xynesthesia2 · Jun 09, 2019 at 07:51 AM

Yes anything I wanted. I never had problems talking about any topic and issue when I decided to do so, wasn't concerned about their judgment or anything. I just chose not to get into some.

Victoria'smom · Jun 09, 2019 at 09:05 AM

I said Maybe. I had one therapist that I could but she use to be a crisis counselor so she wasn't easily scared. All the other T's I've seen are too squishy. If I was honest with them I would be hospitalized or IOP/PHP way to often. So I stick with yes or no questions about my thoughts.

Jun 09, 2019 at 12:38 PM

Yes, I did feel/believe that I could.

Of course, knowing that I could didn't mean I always felt like I should and stuff. So sometimes I didn't. But most of the time I did.

ArtleyWilkins · Jun 09, 2019 at 04:26 PM

Yes, I never felt I had to hold back. All of my therapists were very easy to be open with.

Omers · Jun 09, 2019 at 04:36 PM

Yes, T wants me to be able to share anything/everything with him including my positive experiences and memories. He works very hard to be trustworthy enough to allow for that kind of openness. Currently he does allow me to talk about my trauma as much as I need to but he isn’t encouraging it. He wants me to be able to share on a different level when I trust more... but he doesn’t discourage my bringing it up if I need to he just listens and asks what I need.

velcro003 · Jun 09, 2019 at 09:00 PM

I put "maybe," because while she's told me I can talk to her about any and everything, there are things I am pretty sure I never will. I guess I believe her, though.

Polibeth · Jun 09, 2019 at 09:05 PM

Yes, my current therapist is a good listener and I trust her with anything.

starfishing · Jun 09, 2019 at 09:08 PM

Yes, absolutely. I feel weird that I'm so sure that's the case, but I'm sure of it.

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atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,146 (SuperPoster!) 8 12.4k hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 12:38 AM #3 When I was little, there was a hang gliding field near my grandparents’ place (in the country), and we used to see gliders passing over their land. I always wanted to try it. But not with a therapist. So, no.
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Echos Myron redux Magnate Member Since Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 2,160 6 1,833 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 01:31 AM #4 Yes, I know I could tell him anything. I stick with therapeutic stuff in session though, but I always challenge myself to say what I need to say, even when it's scary or difficult.
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nottrustin Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: n/a Posts: 4,819 10 375 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 07:40 AM #5 Yes, I do feel I could. I have held back because if my fears and self judgement, however, I have either told them much worse or eventually told them what I was hiding, they have always been amazing. __________________
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Xynesthesia2 Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2019 Location: USA Posts: 540 5 55 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 07:51 AM #6 Yes anything I wanted. I never had problems talking about any topic and issue when I decided to do so, wasn't concerned about their judgment or anything. I just chose not to get into some.
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Anonymous43207 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 09, 2019 at 12:38 PM #8 Yes, I did feel/believe that I could. Of course, knowing that I could didn't mean I always felt like I should and stuff. So sometimes I didn't. But most of the time I did.
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ArtleyWilkins Magnate Member Since Oct 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,787 5 7 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 04:26 PM #9 Yes, I never felt I had to hold back. All of my therapists were very easy to be open with.
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velcro003 Elder Member Since Oct 2008 Posts: 7,361 15 25 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 09:00 PM #11 I put "maybe," because while she's told me I can talk to her about any and everything, there are things I am pretty sure I never will. I guess I believe her, though.
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Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Jun 09, 2019 at 09:05 PM #12 Yes, my current therapist is a good listener and I trust her with anything.
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starfishing Member Member Since May 2017 Location: USA Posts: 466 6	Jun 09, 2019 at 09:08 PM #13 Yes, absolutely. I feel weird that I'm so sure that's the case, but I'm sure of it.
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