
29/06/2025
“I don’t know.” These words come up often in therapy. But they’re rarely just about not knowing.
Sometimes, “I don’t know” is a pause, a place of uncertainty wrapped in protection.
It might mean:
“I’m not ready to say it out loud.”
“I don’t feel safe enough to go there yet.”
“I’ve spent so long disconnected from my feelings, I can’t reach them right now.”
In therapy, we don’t rush past that moment.
We don’t fill the silence or demand clarity.
We lean in with gentleness.
Because “I don’t know” is often the mind’s way of keeping the heart safe.
And healing doesn’t begin with having the right answers.
It begins with having permission to pause, to explore, to not know yet.
There’s meaning in the things we can’t say. And growth in being able to sit with what hasn’t been named, without judgment, without urgency.
Have you ever used “I don’t know” to protect something you weren’t ready to reveal? That part of you deserves compassion too.
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[Emotional Processing, Trauma-informed Therapy, Client Resistance, Therapeutic Silence,
Unspoken Emotions, Defense Mechanisms in Therapy, Inner Safety, “I don’t know” in Therapy,
Psychological Healing, Client Readiness, Therapy Session Dynamics, Safe Therapeutic Space]