Do you have imaginary conversations with your T between sessions?

Jun 21, 2019 at 12:20 AM

I feel like I am going crazy. I imagine talking to my T practically all day — like they are right there with me as I go about my normal day.

Do other people do this? And to what extent?

ScarletPimpernel · Jun 21, 2019 at 12:51 AM

I do this, but not as much as I used to. With ex-T, I used to talk to her every day. With L, I talk with her to prepare what I want to say in session. I'm actually doing it tonight because I bought her two books and I'm trying to plan out how to tell her.

When I talk to people in my head, sometimes I even do it outloud. But most the time it remains in my head.

Echos Myron redux · Jun 21, 2019 at 02:02 AM

Yes. A lot. I describe things that have happened to him in my head. I discuss what I am going to talk about next week, or what happened in the last session over and over and over all all week. It's a lot like you describe, like having imaginary T as a near-constant companion.

WishfulThinker66 · Jun 21, 2019 at 07:08 AM

I 'rehearse' conversations I need to have.

kaleidoscopeheart · Jun 21, 2019 at 07:26 AM

Yup. I do this sometimes. Sometimes it even helps me to work out my problems on my own so I don't have to bring it up in session.

Jun 21, 2019 at 07:32 AM

I do this all.the.time! mostly only in my head, sometimes out loud when I'm driving by myself.

Lrad123 · Jun 21, 2019 at 07:41 AM

Sometimes I have intense arguments with him in my head which is unlike the way that I interact with him in person.

ArtleyWilkins · 08:53 AM

Heck, I have imaginary conversations with myself. LOL! I've done that all my life. I have imaginary conversations with lots of people. It's pretty normal, even out loud.

I've always like this interview/conversation about this subject: The Running Conversation in Your Head - The Atlantic

nottrustin · Jun 21, 2019 at 07:55 AM

I do sometimes with Emdr. Usually it is preparing what and how I will say things. I also think about how she will respond except other than being supportive I really dont know what she will say.

With T I talked to her a lot. I had the conversations about what to say but usually I knew somewhat how I would respond. I also talk to her about how I would proceed with a difficult situation. I still talk to her quite a bit now it's trying to seek her knowledge and sometimes vent. I often write an email that gets saved as a draft.

Misery Business · Jun 21, 2019 at 09:52 AM

Darn right I do. It helps me form what I am going to say in my session and how I am going to present it. Kind of making an outline in my head.

autonoe · Jun 21, 2019 at 12:07 PM

Sometimes I do this. It helps me to think of what I need to say, or sometimes to sort out what I don't need to say. And then some weeks I don't think about therapy from the time I leave the office until it's time to go to the next appointment a week later.

Jun 21, 2019 at 05:08 PM

I've been talking to her in my head off an on all day today. I sometimes think dang I hope she doesn't somehow psychically hear all of this.....

JaneTennison1 · Jun 21, 2019 at 06:11 PM

I practic what I am going to say with everything. Even a bus driver, barista, waitress, any interaction. Thanks social aniety lol so yeah I "talk" to T

Mountaindewed · Jun 21, 2019 at 07:32 PM

Yeah all the time. I always forget stuff though when I’m actually in session. I also do this with my doctor and people at work.

Spirit of Trees · Jun 22, 2019 at 06:07 AM

I don't, but I kind of wish I could.

tabhady · Jun 22, 2019 at 03:29 PM

I sure do! I have imaginary conversations with everyone though. I think it's how I practice what I want to say.

comrademoomoo · Jun 22, 2019 at 04:05 PM

I do this sometimes. She is as rude and as inconsistent in my imagination as she is in the therapy room.

Lemoncake · Jun 23, 2019 at 08:23 AM

Free therapy!

I do it all the time.Glad to know I'm not the only one.

dlantern · Jun 25, 2019 at 11:28 AM

We talk all the time as multiple it can be a way of life. We are plural so it doesn't matter even if imaginary friend. You probably do it more than you realize anyway.

comrademoomoo · Jun 25, 2019 at 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dlantern

We talk all the time as multiple it can be a way of life. We are plural so it doesn't matter even if imaginary friend. You probably do it more than you realize anyway.

I don't understand what this means. Can you explain?

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Anonymous47845 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 21, 2019 at 12:20 AM #1 I feel like I am going crazy. I imagine talking to my T practically all day — like they are right there with me as I go about my normal day. Do other people do this? And to what extent?
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Echos Myron redux Magnate Member Since Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 2,157 6 1,833 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 02:02 AM #3 Yes. A lot. I describe things that have happened to him in my head. I discuss what I am going to talk about next week, or what happened in the last session over and over and over all all week. It's a lot like you describe, like having imaginary T as a near-constant companion.
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WishfulThinker66 Magnate Member Since Jun 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 2,285 5 117 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:08 AM #4 I 'rehearse' conversations I need to have.
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kaleidoscopeheart Member Member Since Apr 2017 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 333 7 77 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:26 AM #5 Yup. I do this sometimes. Sometimes it even helps me to work out my problems on my own so I don't have to bring it up in session.
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Anonymous43207 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:32 AM #6 I do this all.the.time! mostly only in my head, sometimes out loud when I'm driving by myself.
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Lrad123 Poohbah Member Since Nov 2017 Location: United States Posts: 1,332 6 372 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:41 AM #7 Sometimes I have intense arguments with him in my head which is unlike the way that I interact with him in person.
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ArtleyWilkins Magnate Member Since Oct 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,787 5 7 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:41 AM #8 Heck, I have imaginary conversations with myself. LOL! I've done that all my life. I have imaginary conversations with lots of people. It's pretty normal, even out loud. I've always like this interview/conversation about this subject: The Running Conversation in Your Head - The Atlantic Last edited by ArtleyWilkins; Jun 21, 2019 at 08:53 AM..
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Misery Business Grand Member Member Since Jun 2019 Location: USA Posts: 750 4 240 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 09:52 AM #10 Darn right I do. It helps me form what I am going to say in my session and how I am going to present it. Kind of making an outline in my head.
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autonoe Member Member Since Apr 2018 Location: US Posts: 118 6 28 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 12:07 PM #11 Sometimes I do this. It helps me to think of what I need to say, or sometimes to sort out what I don't need to say. And then some weeks I don't think about therapy from the time I leave the office until it's time to go to the next appointment a week later.
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Anonymous43207 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 21, 2019 at 05:08 PM #12 I've been talking to her in my head off an on all day today. I sometimes think dang I hope she doesn't somehow psychically hear all of this.....
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JaneTennison1 Magnate Member Since Aug 2014 Location: US Posts: 2,202 9 121 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 06:11 PM #13 I practic what I am going to say with everything. Even a bus driver, barista, waitress, any interaction. Thanks social aniety lol so yeah I "talk" to T
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,113 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,736 hugs given	Jun 21, 2019 at 07:32 PM #14 Yeah all the time. I always forget stuff though when I’m actually in session. I also do this with my doctor and people at work. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Spirit of Trees Member Member Since May 2019 Location: Earth Posts: 189 4 111 hugs given	Jun 22, 2019 at 06:07 AM #15 I don't, but I kind of wish I could.
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tabhady Junior Member Member Since Jun 2019 Location: Neptune Posts: 13 4	Jun 22, 2019 at 03:29 PM #16 I sure do! I have imaginary conversations with everyone though. I think it's how I practice what I want to say.
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comrademoomoo Grand Poohbah Member Since Feb 2019 Location: Toodlepip Posts: 1,711 5	Jun 22, 2019 at 04:05 PM #17 I do this sometimes. She is as rude and as inconsistent in my imagination as she is in the therapy room.
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Lemoncake Luna's offical mini me. Member Since May 2017 Location: Cafe Nervosa. Posts: 9,691 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.2k hugs given	Jun 23, 2019 at 08:23 AM #18 Free therapy! I do it all the time.Glad to know I'm not the only one. __________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing."
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dlantern Poohbah Member Since Feb 2017 Location: Logan Posts: 1,155 7 8 hugs given	Jun 25, 2019 at 11:28 AM #19 We talk all the time as multiple it can be a way of life. We are plural so it doesn't matter even if imaginary friend. You probably do it more than you realize anyway.
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