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03-04-2008, 12:12 PM
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1st therapy session
I had my first therapy session today. I have bigger fish to fry then i thought. She thinks a lot of my issues stem from the fact that i almost drowned when I was 3. Story there: I was on an innertube with my cousin, we were both wearing life jackets. My cousin fell off & the inner tube flipped over on me & the life jacket pushing up & the innertube pushing down pinned me under water. With a struggle I was able to keep my head above water, but couldn't get free. My mom finally realized there was a problem ( mommy sixth sense) and came running down the hill & swam over & rescued me. I already knew because of this was the reason I panic whenever I get splashed in the face with water & have a fear of natural bodies of water....but my therapist also linked this to feeling trapped when in crowds (makes sense). She also said because of this my mom probably became unconscienceously overprotective which inadvertantly taught me that I wasn't capable of doing things myself. So now when faced with new challenges I panic because I don't think I'm capable of handling them. It all makes sense. But she thinks I'm very insightful & self aware & seem to be a very good student. So she's confident I can work through these things with a little guidance. So all in all it was good & she was very very nice.
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03-04-2008, 12:20 PM
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It sounds like your session went very well. We never know what life experiences are going to affect us.
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03-04-2008, 04:17 PM
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Sounds like you are making some real progress!!!!! Hope things go well from here!!!
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03-04-2008, 04:40 PM
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I am so glad you are seeing a therapist. I think everyone should at least once. I learned so much from mine and even though it was over 25 years ago, I can still hear her voice telling me how to work through it.
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03-05-2008, 04:59 AM
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I hope that happens for me. She said our goal is to get me complete within myself.....i've always struggled with self esteem & liking myself. I think if we can get me here I'll be a very happy person. I told him some of the stuff she said & my husband was shocked how pegged she had me after only one session. But I probably helped that too I tend to be a talker & very open. |
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03-05-2008, 08:31 AM
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how nice you found someone you could relate to on the first try. Hope you benefit greatly from this! good luck
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03-05-2008, 05:29 PM
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Good for you! I think therapy is an awesome way to work through things and I wish you all the best!!
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03-10-2008, 09:04 AM
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Sounds like you found yourself a wonderful therapist!
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03-10-2008, 11:15 AM
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It sounds like you have a wonderful and insightful therapist! It always makes me happy to hear when someone has a good experience with therapy since I might be doing it someday. I hope things continue to go smoothly and that you're able to resolve any issues that are bugging you. Good luck!
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03-11-2008, 04:59 AM
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Things are going good, I have been feeling more & more normal everyday. I'm looking forward to my next session which is a week from wednesday. I've been thinking of things to tell her & writing them down. One issue I hope she can help with is my fear of water. I can swim in a pool & stuff, but those pictures of the dolphin viewing room were freaking me out. I think I need to go to Pope's wedding to get myself over that fear....hahaha.
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