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Reply to "Close Encounters of the Therapeutic Kind"

Hi Shrinklady,

I enjoyed the movie, and the first "Close Encounter" edition rang very true for me since I am struggling to make an emotional connection with my therapist instead of trying to drag answers and information out of him.

An example: last week I was beyond frustrated with what I see as a serious lack of progress and I demanded some answers from my T, such as: why is this so hard, why am I so stuck, why don't I feel better yet, what is wrong with me?

Instead of answering my questions, he tried like hell to get to the anger and frustration behind them, asking me to put these questions into statement form and have me tie the feelings directly to him. But I just couldn't, which of course makes it all the more frustrating, because I know I need to feel to get anywhere.

So, I am looking forward to the next chapter.

Thanks,
Russ
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