What is Your Therapist Really Thinking?

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[redhead]

5:11 "Your therapist is noticing everything"

Me: *shivers*

[cma]

sometimes i look at my therapist and i think “this person thinks i’m crazy.”

[richelledeneef]

me: stares at nothing
my therapist: I NEED TO WRITE THAT DOWN!

[paxtoncat]

Pretty sure my therapist probably calls her therapist once she’s done with me 😳

[PeninsulaPaintings]

My therapist was an empathetic sweetheart. Very soft spoken, always professional and invested in helping you with your troubles...despite having a lot of her own.
I remember telling her about my father in great detail, how controlling and potentially dangerous he was to live with. The real fear that he would murder us in the middle of the night. I had told people about him before, and the reaction I would get usually ranged from shock horror to vile disgust, or somewhere in between. Her reaction though? She was almost crying. At the time, I thought it was just sympathy, it wasn't - it was empathy. I just wish she told me.

Two months ago, I walked by a newspaper and discovered that she had died. Her ex-husband murdered her in her own home, after stalking and threatening her for the last four years. Leaving behind: her family, three young children, countless friends and a devastated town.
It's quite common that helpful people seek to help others, because they know what it's like to feel helpless. I really respect people who can put aside their own dramas to give others a hand with theirs.

I miss her. I hope she's at peace wherever she is. And I wish I could have thanked her for the help when it truly mattered. The picture in my icon was an actual painting I did for her, it was intended as a gift for her family, but it got lost in transition. I'm currently working on a replacement painting, even after a year on - it still hurts sometimes. .
R.I.P Samantha.<3

[katiejones]

My therapist always mentions when he's thought about me between sessions and it really makes me feel valued

[misuterinaso]

What I imagine a therapist would think about their clients:

Ah shit, here we go again

[slipknotfya]

Me: *glances to the floor*
Therapist: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[rory]

I am so jealous of those fortunate enough to have you as their therapist

[MiamiPushtheLimit]

I feel so insecure in session that I have trouble keeping eye contact with my therapist. I’m always expecting her to laugh at what I’m saying because I’m used to not being taken seriously but when I look at her she’s actually taking me seriously and it always surprises me.

[elimuse]

That comment she said about her patient with anxiety not touching the back of her couch after being there for 2 years, I felt that so hard.

[angelikajoy]

i always feel like she doesn’t realy want to talk to me and thinks i’m overreacting

[cassidysmith.]

I literally *C A N T* make eye contact with my therapist, I feel so uncomfortable talking about my issues, ya know?

[OMFGITSVIKKI]

I love that meditating froggy on your shelf. 🐸

[sewageseth]

one time my therapist said to me "can i tell you something? it's honestly a wonder that you're not more screwed up. like seriously"

[dollcrazy]

When I had a therapist I felt that she was misinterpreting me and my motives a lot.

[simonmercier]

4:10 do you make eye contact?
Me, immediately doing everything I can NOT to make eye contact: why would you *MENTION IT*

[maggie]

Clients notice things about their therapist too!

[justawallflower]

My therapist was incredible. Through her I felt I was able to be okay on my own. I’m honestly eternally grateful for her. At the end of our treatment she gave me a hug and basically told me she thought I was going to be okay which made me feel so proud of how far I had come. It took me many therapists to find the right one and it was a rough process but I’m glad I ended up where I did.

[michellebarnes]

My therapist’s office only does 45 minutes for each session. So, a big thanks to those therapists who go the extra five!