Whenever I talk to my therapist?!


Question: Whenever I talk to my therapist.?
I always feel like laughing giggling smiling when infact i should be crying in pain because im telling the truth and not lying so that cant be it is there a reason this might be happening.?Health Question & Answer


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I have a permanent smile on my face which give a false body language message to others about how I am truly feeling. It is a way of me hiding the truth from others. I was in therapy for months before I learned how to break down that wall. You are right, it does happen more when I am trying to tell the truth about something that I do not feel good about. Continue to talk and trying to be truthful in the safety of the therapy setting and you will learn to express your true emotions in public.

I think you are doing great by working on this in therapy. Keep it up.Health Question & Answer

You are trying to hide your true feelings from your therapist the same way you hide them from the world. I do the same thing. I learned to put on a clown face (always happy) till my Psychologist couldn't tell when I was depressed and when I was having a good day. We got into it one day cause he said I always seem to be happy when I see him and I said "I told you on my first visit you would not know when I was depressed and when I wasn't unless I allow you to".Now he can tell from the tone in my voice and the emotions on my face. He says I am different from most of his patients, he knows they are depressed cause they don't try to hide it but I always have and I can't seem to change that. So you are doing the same thing I am. If your therapist is very good s/he should be able to tell from your voice, facial expressions, body language, that kind of stuff. That tells me if they are any good at their job or not.You will eventually be able to relax and talk to your therapist. It's been almost 3 years that I have been seeing mine and we are just getting around to the problems that I have difficulty dealing with so it won't happen overnight. You'll talk when you feel comfortable.Health Question & Answer

It is a natural response to give an "accepted" response when you don't know what to do or are too scared to respond. IE, people smile sometimes when they're nervous or in an upsetting situation.

However, if this happens a lot, such as in a disassociation between your feelings and your expression of them, this is more serious and, as previously mentioned, should be addressed in a counseling session. Health Question & Answer

You may be anxious. It may take some time to trust your therapist.Health Question & Answer

your afraid to show how much pain your really inHealth Question & Answer



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