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Psychotherapeutic processes are meant to deal with psychological problems, ranging from the mild ones like simply a depressed mood, to more subtle ones like the controversial problem known as dissociative identity disorder. Thus, one aspect of dealing with these kinds of problems is the opening up of one's emotions to the therapist. Denied emotions, things we feel that we do not want to admit, is one of the root causes of many psychological and psychiatric problems. In the psychotherapeutic setting, this can become quite a huge dilemma since communication is a vital for the psychotherapeutic process to work and honest communication at that. Needless to say, emotional honesty can be a very difficult task for the client or patient. So for a competent therapist, there should be an abundance of clues for him or her to handle. Slips of the tongue, certain points of silence, hesitations and pauses, and attempts of changing the subject, are the clues and indicators for a competent therapist to notice. He or she will have to create a "mind map" of associations to gain a comprehensive picture of the psychological state of the client or the patient with regard to his or her unconscious. The unconscious can be quite hard to reach. It can be very tricky for the therapist. This especially happens if the client or patient has many psychological defense mechanisms. If you are the client, your simple job is to speak, taking note of the meaning of what you say. The meaningful points of your speech, especially about your emotions or emotional state, can be very enlightening. The therapist of course, should even make greater (mental) notes of the meaningful points you have established. Assuming he or she is competent enough as a therapist, he or she should be able to help you express the feelings in words that are clear and understandable. The therapist can help you be more emotionally honest in many ways. Asking you about the physical sensations you feel, and the dreams you are having, are ways to reach your unconscious. In this way, you will be taught on how to express your feelings in a healthy and productive manner. You should remember that you cannot control the overall process. Anyway, you are not in psychotherapy for a power play. Remember that with a therapist who is competent and if he or she is someone you trust, you can gain results. Irsan's passion is to write on wide varieties of subjects. His latest writing is at http://www.honfilecabinet.net which contains reviews on office file cabinets and other information about filing cabinets. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
