Slowing down in therapy

[loui50]

I think I need to tell T we need to slow down. I'm so depressed. T said I would feel bad after our sessions talking about my childhood but I expected to bounce back after the day and go on with life between session. Instead I'm having flashbacks and intrusive thoughts and I'm severely depressed. Is it okay to tell her I'm not ready to move so quickly? Does that even make sense? I let her read my journal last week and honestly I'm not even sure what she read because I can't read it myself. I think i need a session to just process everything we have already talked about. Is that unreasonable. It feels like a waste of time. But I can't handle the way I feel this week and last!!

 

[Mach123]

Yes of course it is. I was laughing at my therapist this week and joking around and she'd say something serious and I'd make her laugh if I could and say "we are taking it easy this week." She was like "I don't want to waste time here" and I said "we need to chill this week" and "don't worry we're not wasting time." and laughed some more. She was fine. I have also have said, "Let's do some housekeeping this week." It's fine to do that. : )

 

[Justmehere]

Is it okay to tell her I'm not ready to move so quickly?

It is good and healthy to tell her.

 

[Freida]

Yep. I've had appointments where all sense is was talk about vacation plans and pets. Everyone needs a reset once in a while