Speaking In A Child Voice

[Wondering_Loner]

In therapy I seem to do this a lot. Sometimes the whole session I'll be in this strange zone of thought. During which I always speak in this really soft child voice. I often get a lisp too. At home not so much. Anyone else do this?

Often it feels oddly good.

 

[mrsps]

I am working with my T at the moment on different "parts" of me. I am guessing your child part has come out while you are with your T because your child part feels safe with them. My guess is Its that child inside you that wants to talk about stuff that that happened while you were young or perhaps didn't get a chance to say growing up. I am glad you feel good as it can be very helpful for healing.

 

[shimmerz]

Yes. Not with speaking so much, but I used to come out of the T's office whimpering like a toddler who had cried too much. That was my first real insight into the parts of me that were keeping 'the secrets' of my past abuses.

 

[rainbow1]

Yes, I wasn't as aware of it to begin with but T has noticed this often in sessions. It sounds like a positive step if it feels safe for your inner child to be able to talk and even better than it feels good.

 

[theshadowoftheliving]

This happens to me all the time. I wouldn't worry about it (even though I do, but that's just because I worry about everything). Like others suggested, we all have parts. Tberapy seems to dredge up the ones that we keep hidden the rest of the time.

 

[Ronin]

We had a thread about this very thing some years ago, I'll dig for it later.

But yep, it's common.

I'm personally more a silent crowd. Childhood was way too often keep your mouth shut & keep moving, I slide easier into silent or helluva talkative in sign & hand signals, than child voice. The fear & keeping feelings part of me changes voice, but then that part learned to get on board with everyone else and keep quiet as long as possible so it's kind of a no win with therapy.

 

[watundah]

T is encouraging my ICs to talk. I got the youngest ones to talk a couple of times while hiking in the woods. A different part seemed to show up in session this week or at least the T was talking to me/it like a part and I sure wasn't acting my self at the time. It's all kind of tough to get a grip on.