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Since it was an untrained pet dog, there should have been a crate for it to stay in during sessions, and you would have been completely in your right to reiterate you aren't comfy with a dog in your session. I personally love using animals in therapy, but you're absolutely right about the...

Sheer stubbornness. Its just not in me to give up, no matter how much I want to.

Whoops! Never noticed....shows how observant I am! He's in Sugarland, TX. Charges $125 an hour (I think, not really sure about that). Sugar Land Counseling is the website for the practice, they have a tab just for hypnosis. Let me know when you get this info saved and I'll edit it out of this...

May I PM you with the details?

I have an amazing trauma hypnotherapist, but he doesn't take insurance, sorry. He does do telehealth, though, so if you want info anyhow, I can send it your way.

My T is a somatic therapist as well. I'm autistic and one of my first therapy goals with him was learning how to "hug" like a normal human being. I find if there is no touch, I can't open up to my therapist. I was incredibly uncomfortable with touch at first, but working through that was...

Ugh. I couldn't even. I need the in-person feedback to make therapy work. I've done a LOT of phone/Zoom therapy the last couple of years, and I HATE IT! Much prefer in person! I'm sure a good therapist can make EMDR work over Zoom, but ugh....I couldn't do it.

Just going to throw this out there, as it's the first thing that popped into my mind when I read your entry tonight....could it be her way of giving you space to not feel "watched" while you're doing something hard for you? Yes, it does come off as disinterested and unconnected, but maybe that's...

Sleep is the hardest thing to regulate for me, even if I'm in a great place mentally. I'm also Autistic, so my brain operates at an RPM set to a higher idle speed than most brains. I have to go with Friday's thing, physical and mental exhaustion, or I just. CAN'T. sleep. Limiting screen time...

I had to navigate a situation like this. My T developed cancer and had to take a break to deal with that. We communicated until he couldn't and had to step away from practice completely. While he was dealing with his health I saw temp therapists because I was not in a place to go without therapy...

Took a day off from the gym, but have therapy and Aikido with my fave instructor tonight!

Like @arfie said, its about control. I have some real control issues. I even push myself too hard at the gym, or doing ANYTHING, really, and have done some serious damage to my body in the process. Learning to let go of the need for control is a big part of therapy, but I even find myself...

I sure do. Even after 8 years of seeing this therapist, I still get butterflies before every session, wondering what kind of hard stuff we're going to process today. One hour is NOT enough time! I'd go 90 minutes 2x a week if I could afford it, just to make some real progress. Pushing myself is...

I don't take anything specific for my joints, although I will drink turmeric tea if I'm in a really bad joint flare. I can't take NSAID's so I usually just power through pain unless its really debilitating. Learning to use natural products and anti-inflammatory diet to control most of my pain...

I'm ok, been lurking daily. Had a viral tonsilitis flare this past week so had to take 2 days off from working out, but I've still been doing a 2.75hr workout 4 days a week. Losing inches, but not so much weight (I'm ok with that! Muscle, baby!). Had to phase out the chest press machine and...

I definitely have upped the hypervigilance a bit, but I'm a recovering survivalist so I'm kind of...used to? these sorts of scenarios. I've already found myself in "activity" mode, taking precautions and warning friends in the potential pathway of further conflict to be careful. I've noticed...

I had a great workout today even though I had to cut it short due to hunger. Next gym day is Friday, I have Aikido class tomorrow!

My fave dog is the German Shepherd although if mixed with Golden Retriever and hips fixed, that makes the PERFECT Service dog! I had one, he was amazing. Tea....I love all herbal organic tea. I deal in herbal medicine so I love to make teas all the time for various ailments. The woods are...

I've always been a nutrition and natural healing guru, but after losing my job at the barn I sank into a NASTY depression and promptly gained back most of the 30 pounds I'd lost over 2 years working there. I realized this was not healthy for me, and I hated the way I was feeling, so I joined a...

My ultimate dream is to have an animal sanctuary in the middle of the mountains, but close enough to a major city to enjoy the cultural amenities of city living. I want a library like the one from the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast", and a program that teaches people how to navigate relationships...

I have had amazing, healthy-interaction dreams about my T, extremely erotic dreams involving T, and outright violent abusive dreams about T; I've told him every time. He's great about talking through it, not making things weird, seeing the emotions and struggles that trigger those dreams, and...

Insurance companies REALLY need to get the EFF out of the way. They have NO BISNESS getting between a doctor, patient, and pharmacy. Unless someone has an MD behind their name and actually SEES YOU on the regular, they have no business dictating care. Chaps my cheeks!! Sorry you're dealing with...

I'm just grateful I have a therapist who REALLY understands suicidality in all its subtleties. I can talk about my levels and we can even crack jokes about it without being afraid of being hospitalized involuntarily. Makes things a little easier to deal with since I'm not always obsessed. I...

I'm still trying to figure out social skills. I don't want to leave this life without knowing at least ONE truly healthy intimate relationship. Being a disabled autistic individual I know how unlikely this is, but I still want to try. In addition, I'm still holding out hope that I can find ONE...

Wow, @MnM , what you wrote really resonates with me. I've had a similar relationship with Life and Death. Most people don't understand or feel comfortable talking about it unless they've Been There. I've had SI for almost 20 years now. I've had some very serious health setbacks lately and feel...