I've been with my current T for over a year now and I like her and trust her but I keep finding myself hiding and lying to her.
They are not big lies, just little softening of truths, and moving out discussions off topics that expose how I truly feel. An example, She asked how I felt about last session. The correct anwser is that I felt very embarrassed and shame...what I said though was that I tried not to think about it (which is also true, but not the real anwser).
Is there a point to therapy if I can't be honest. We haven't even got to discussing my traumas yet, so I'm lying over non-trauma feelings.
Therapy is absolutely no fun, it's expensive and I'm not sure I'm getting anywhere.
I suppose my question is - would everyone find exposing their true feelings difficult?
They are not big lies, just little softening of truths, and moving out discussions off topics that expose how I truly feel. An example, She asked how I felt about last session. The correct anwser is that I felt very embarrassed and shame...what I said though was that I tried not to think about it (which is also true, but not the real anwser).
Is there a point to therapy if I can't be honest. We haven't even got to discussing my traumas yet, so I'm lying over non-trauma feelings.
Therapy is absolutely no fun, it's expensive and I'm not sure I'm getting anywhere.
I suppose my question is - would everyone find exposing their true feelings difficult?