I came to your blog through your "In Treatment" posts and found that your comments forced me to think past my initial reaction of "What a bad therapist!" towards an understanding of the ways in which therapy is about what it means to be a human being in a relationship with another human being. This post about writing/blogging therapy makes me realize how much of my work with my therapist is about being in the room with her, needing to express the feelings that arise spontaneously in the course of the session, what it's like to look someone in the eyes and feel heard and understood in that very moment. Though I've worked with my therapist on the telephone (though never via email), the physical space we meet in seems to be charged with some quality (I would almost call it sacred) beyond that of ordinary interaction; it's like a "container" for this very unusual relationship which is so narrow and yet so deep. Thanks for a thought-provoking post!
Thank you!!
So now writing is acting out? I love it!! One more reason to write.
I read this with a great deal of interest because, as you know, I'm passionate about the transformative power of writing. Still, while it may be an adjunct to therapy, it is not the therapy.
Blogging the therapy and especially cutting the face to face time just seems like an avoidance ploy to me. I love the process of writing thru it, whatever it may be, but it doesn't replace therapy.
Great post, Cheryl.
Hi Cheryl,
I read this post and you bring up some very interesting points. You have given me many things to think about before I commit to beginning a co-blog with my psychiatrist. I wrote about some of what I learned from this post in my blog today. Thanks for the very helpful comments.
...aqua
You're very welcome!
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