Not planning my therapy sessions

[boi]

I have decided to not plan my therapy sessions anymore. I used to plan what I was going to say and talk about. I told my therapist a couple sessions ago that I wasn't going to plan and let things come out naturally. I think planning in my case was avoiding harder issues. My last session I talked about something really hard. My T thought she sensed fear from me. I don't know if it was fear but it was extremely uncomfortable and hard to talk about. I think this was progress for me. Even though it was uncomfortable and hard I made progress even bringing it up. I am happy about that. I have an incessant need to really understand why I am this way and why I did things I did etc...
I think I am going in the right direction. By not planning I am allowing more to come. I think. Just wanted to get that out.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Good for you, boi.

I think it's important for both therapists and clients to periodically step back and look at how the sessions are going and evaluate whether a different approach or strategy might be more effective.

 

[boi]

Thanks David. I believe it is working better for me this way. I am terrified talking about certain things. If it comes out more naturally I think it helps me. Can there be different types of fear? Fear for your life and another type?

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Certainly. There are lots of types and degrees of fear.