Posted by gardenergirl on September 11, 2005, at 9:28:47
In reply to I rarely cry outside therapy » muffled, posted by Dinah on September 11, 2005, at 7:58:19
All together now: "Hi GG!"
Oh my, I cry so much at therapy, that I worry my T is getting tired of seeing all those tears and snot. One day the Kleenex box only had one left. I was about to panic, but then I saw one on the other end table. I doubt I would have done this more than a year ago, but I just leaned over and plopped that sucker down right next to me.
I used to be very embarrassed about crying there (when I first started). His response was kind of cute...."Any time you walk into a room and see this many boxes of Kleenex everywhere, you ought to assume it's okay to cry."
And I don't view it as weakness at all. I view it as an outward sign that someone has a great deal of pain. Pain is not weakness. And sometimes it needs expressing.
Although I often continue to cry on my drive home, and sometimes even more than I did in the session (if you can believe it). It's a bit dangerous, and I have a few tricks to make myself stop until I get home.
(Those of you who met me in Chicago...can you picture me being all blubbery for 50 minutes?)
sigh,
A soggy gg
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