I'm currently in Therapy. I think I may have already asked this question but I guess I'm being a little more direct this time.
There are certain topics (such a childhood abuse) that I don't discuss with my psychologist. She knows about it, but that's the extent of her knowledge. I also don't discuss my feelings about the rape or my memories tied to the rape.
If your therapist doesn't bring up these topics, does this mean that they think those items are secondary to other issues that are more pressing? Is she waiting for me to bring it up? What if I'm never ready to bring those topics to the table?
I recently asked a similar question and, while I appreciate that I have to work through these things, I don't know why my psychologist hasn't brought them up. Am I supposed to lead those discussions in therapy? Or is she simply waiting for me to relax a little before we tackle some of those things.
So far, we've only dealt with resolving life issues - such at my not wanting to be around people and a past relationship that I had - i.e. my fear of relationships.
There are certain topics (such a childhood abuse) that I don't discuss with my psychologist. She knows about it, but that's the extent of her knowledge. I also don't discuss my feelings about the rape or my memories tied to the rape.
If your therapist doesn't bring up these topics, does this mean that they think those items are secondary to other issues that are more pressing? Is she waiting for me to bring it up? What if I'm never ready to bring those topics to the table?
I recently asked a similar question and, while I appreciate that I have to work through these things, I don't know why my psychologist hasn't brought them up. Am I supposed to lead those discussions in therapy? Or is she simply waiting for me to relax a little before we tackle some of those things.
So far, we've only dealt with resolving life issues - such at my not wanting to be around people and a past relationship that I had - i.e. my fear of relationships.