Questions To Ask My Therapist

[Ruinedforever]

hello all. I am currently seeing my T once a week for about three months now. But lately in some sessions I've been wanting to ask her some questions, but I'm too nervous. So I'm writing in the journal she gave me a list of questions I want to ask her on Monday. What do you all think? And more questions I should add?

-You know all about me, I know very little about you - this is part of me trusting you more. The more I know about you (that you are willing to share) the easier it will be to opening up more.

-What do you mean by "processing trauma?"
-How will I know if it's been processed?

-I think I am ready to drive your car to the scene of my accident. You've offered before, and I think I'm ready to take you up on that offer. I am beginning to feel safe with you.

-extended session? Towards the end of our sessions, i feel like I am starting to open up more.

-How will I know when I don't need therapy anymore?

-A few sessions ago you said something about a false memory. How do I know a false memory vs real?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

*Edit: title is supposed to be "questions to ask my therapist"

You can edit the title in the alloted timeframe by clicking edit then more options. It doesnt change inside of "featured thread" I found out but it does everywhere else.

If it's past the alloted time, post a thread in the help desk with this threads URL and what you wanted the title to be and it can be changed.

Oh also you can report the thread and ask for the title to be changed. I think that might be faster than on the help desk.

Sorry to go off topic of the thread, just wanted to advise.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Hi and I am glad that you are able to trust a little more in posting, very couragous of you. It takes time and I think the questions you asked would be the ones to put in your journal to your therapist and begin from there. I wish you the very best.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I dont think there are wrong questions and i dont think you can ask too many. It is part of trust building and it also helps you to know what the therapy is and what not.

I think theres some that cant be answered but cerntianly not wrong ones.

 

[Ruinedforever]

You can edit the title in the alloted timeframe by clicking edit then more options. It doesn...

Thank you!

 

[Ruinedforever]

Hi and I am glad that you are able to trust a little more in posting, very couragous of you. It takes tim...

That's the plan. I know she will be happy know that in using the journal she gave me (just to get stuff out there, ya know), and it's stuff that I don't mind if she reads.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am so happy that you feel safe.

 

[Ruinedforever]

I am so happy that you feel safe.

Thanks! We click really well together and I feel like I'm starting to trust her, and I feel safe with her and in the office.

Before she has mentioned that I haven't cried in any of our sessions; I guess I don't really emote. But I can talk about all the bad shit concerning my trauma and not shed a tear.
She has said, if/when I do feel safe crying in front of her that is the "purest form of therapy"

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I was trained by my father not to cry so I am not able to have that kind of release.

 

[Ruinedforever]

I was trained by my father not to cry so I am not able to have that kind of release.

:(

 

[Suzetig]

She has said, if/when I do feel safe crying in front of her that is the "purest form of therapy"

Don't put too much stock on that - not everyone does cry in therapy but they still do very deep work. You may never cry, and that's fine. I'm not sure what the "purest" form of therapy even means to be honest. However someone does therapy is the purest form for them at that time.

It's good that you're asking questions of her - keep on doing that...

 

[Ruinedforever]

Don't put too much stock on that - not everyone does cry in therapy but they still do very deep work. Y...

My I think she means, like if I start crying, it would be easier to get things out that I have been holding back.