Reply to "Eye Contact in Therapy"

CTL,
I'll let you know how it goes.

I just read the second part of this which contains a gazing exercise as a form of exposure therapy. In my last session, I was feeling very disconnected from my T and he, very gently, pushed me to look at him and I was surprised to find I was having trouble making it past his kneecaps. I eventually did and it was very helpful, but it made me more conscious of needing to work more in this area (my eye contact is fine when I'm not activated, but goes out the window when my emotions get intense). So when I read the article, I emailed it to my T before I lost my nerve and asked if we could work on this in session. I'm planning on talking to him on Monday. I figure either I'll get better at eye contact or set the Guiness Book of World Records for Longest Sustained Blush.

I think this is going to be one of the most awkward and embarrassing things I've ever done (which is saying a lot!)

4/27/127:48 PM

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