Has Anyone Brought Photos To Therapy?

[Kubash16]

Has anyone brought photos to your T? Like to give a face to a name or something? Like old family photos or even current ones if relevant.

 

[Ronin]

No, because I don't have them.

And the very few I do are of people I would not talk to him about.

 

[Teasel]

I've occasionally shown a photo to my T on my phone. Once was a photo I'm particularly proud of. A couple other times I showed a photo of my ex.

 

[mylunareclipse]

I brought an album of my childhood pics. It felt good to do so :)

 

[ILoveLife]

I picked a couple of pictures to take to T per her request.

I'm not going to lie, it was really hard to talk about the "behind the scenes" of those pics, some more than others, and even some which I thought were good memories and that's why I took them and all.
I was exhausted and totally dissociated by the end of the session. BUT ... with the help from T I grounded and came back to myself, left there feeling at peace that the past is in the past.
Been working through all that came up since then.

 

[Skywatcher]

I have brought in some childhood and college photos. I have emailed her pictures of hikes or beach visits that I take and my kids/husband.

 

[Kubash16]

Did y’all just randomly bring them in to talk about them or did T ask?

 

[Teasel]

For me neither, chose in the moment to show em when it seemed appropriate.

 

[mylunareclipse]

I just randomly brought them. I wanted to show her what I looked like when I was little (totally dissociated now that I look back, and not a "weird" child like I remember).

 

[Skywatcher]

I also brought them because I wanted her to see me at the young age that I frequently feel in her office. I also showed her pics of me as a young adult and she reminds me how young I was during that assault.

 

[Wendell_R]

I brought in a holiday mailer just for fun, so she could see my present family (including our very cute dog!). I've also brought in baby pictures--you can see the fear in my eyes when I was around 4. I keep a drawings/writings/collage journal, and sometimes I put photos in there, too.

 

[hithere]

thanks for the question. I have wanted to, but I knew I wouldn't receive what I wanted from this therapist so I didn't do it.