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Posted by Shortelise on July 22, 2005, at 12:51:01
Dream: in bed in my T's office. He is beside the bed. We are talking, I am talking as I fall asleep in the session. I hear myself say something that I don't mean to say. I wake up, we talk some more, I fall asleep, and he is on top of the covers next to me, napping. I am naked, he is not.
More dream: I am on a film set and someoen comes to get me, says I aand the person I am with have something to do, and they take me, fit me in a costume (a sea blue-green skirt, top, socks. My tights matched exactly but they wouldn't let me keep them on) and I was in a play - Richard the third, I think. Wasn't it he who was hunchbacked? I was replacing a woman who was there, but was leaving because she was sick - lost her voice, I think.I had one line and was able to say it because I had looked at the script. I was afraid I had more lines that I didn't know and that no one had told me about.
I was backstage, about to change to go home when someone came and got me again, and I followed with a bunch of others, and as we sat at a table I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes, then realized I was in front of the audience, still part of the play.
Any ideas Babblers?Thanks
ShortE
Posted by Dinah on July 22, 2005, at 14:03:38
In reply to Dream, posted by Shortelise on July 22, 2005, at 12:51:01
Well, I'm lousy at dream interpretation. But whenever I hear of a client feeling naked while the therapist is clothed, I tend to think of disclosure, feeling exposed, and the unequal distribution of feeling exposed in therapy.
The audience would also seem like exposure.
Not knowing the lines? Lately you've talked a lot about not knowing how this phase of therapy is supposed to be.
Replacing someone who is sick? Hmmm.... You realize you're now stronger than you were? So a healthier you is replacing the less healthy you, and you're not sure what it is you're supposed to do?
There are some people here who are actually good at this. :) Maybe they'll have better ideas.
(My therapist likes to use the "You are everyone in your dream" interpretation, but I've never been overly fond of it.)
Posted by greyskyeyes on July 22, 2005, at 14:24:50
In reply to Dream, posted by Shortelise on July 22, 2005, at 12:51:01
Interesting... I agree with everything Dinah said. I have a few additional thoughts (not that I'm any good with dream interpretation myself)...
For the 1st dream - you said something to your T you didn't mean to, then fell asleep. So maybe although you feel exposed in therapy and are revealing more than you intend, you still feel comfortable with him - falling asleep feeling safe.
For the 2nd dream - even though you are exposed, you are becoming comfortable with the exposure (carrying on with your normal activities before even noticing the audience). But you feel like you are being molded by others (told what to say, do) in order to withstand that exposure? I suppose that could go along with therapy. His work with you is in effect molding you, enhancing your ego strength so that you are comfortable with that exposure.
Not sure if any of that makes sense... it's Friday afternoon, I'm stuck at work, I had a *big* lunch and maybe I'm just delirious from the food coma.
And Dinah, if your T is correct - that we are everyone in our dreams - then I'm even more messed up than I thought!!! :)
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