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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 190937" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>I think I'd go back. Here's my $1.22 (I'm broke this week, so I can't give your my $2.oo psychology!) opinion.</p><p> </p><p>My mom suffered from severe depression probably from the time I was 9 or so years old. She attempted suicide, slept on the couch all day, didn't cook dinner, go over homework, etc. I was doing the bake sales for sibs, signing their permission slips, staying home with the smaller ones when they were too sick for school, I started driving to the store at 13, covering for her when she was driving and scratched a womans car, etc. </p><p> </p><p>She was also a complete alcoholic. Vodka bottles stashed all over the house. Air ducts, counter tops, drop ceiling in the kitchen, under towels in the linen closet, behind the mixer, behind the clothes dryer, etc.</p><p> </p><p>Self medicating? No. Depressed? Nope, not her - she was too intelligent for that! Alcoholic? That's for bums in the street.</p><p> </p><p>In her opinion, she had no problems. She was fine. Even after the suicide attempt (and she was damn near dead), they mandated weekly sessions with a psychiatrist. She went. She sat and stared at the shrink. Her 45 mins. of therapy was to stare at the guy. If he'd ask her a question, she'd stare. If he sneezed, she'd stare. If it was time to leave, she'd get up and leave.</p><p> </p><p>Was she an alcoholic? Nope. Did she drink everyday until she was asleep on the couch, noncompas-mentus? Yup. Was she an alcoholic? Nope. That's for bums in the street.</p><p> </p><p>What I'm saying is: quite frequently, addicts don't feel that they have a problem. And they truly, deep down feel that they're not what they are.</p><p> </p><p>The release of records allows him to know where he's starting from.</p><p> </p><p>I'd go to the next appointment. I'd tell him how it made you feel to be made to feel like he was questioning your commitment to feeling better as well as how truthful you were. Make sure you ask him: Why would I go out of my way to be truthful and honest and open with you on so many levels and then lie? You might be surprised by his answer.</p><p> </p><p>Keep in mind, therapy is like peeling the layers of an onion. It's self-exploration, revelation, and eventually healing with the help of another person or group. </p><p> </p><p>I'd go back, yes I would. I'd tell him how I felt, and that I had trust issues now that were there already, but he's magnified them.</p><p> </p><p>Just my $1.22!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 190937, member: 3814"] I think I'd go back. Here's my $1.22 (I'm broke this week, so I can't give your my $2.oo psychology!) opinion. My mom suffered from severe depression probably from the time I was 9 or so years old. She attempted suicide, slept on the couch all day, didn't cook dinner, go over homework, etc. I was doing the bake sales for sibs, signing their permission slips, staying home with the smaller ones when they were too sick for school, I started driving to the store at 13, covering for her when she was driving and scratched a womans car, etc. She was also a complete alcoholic. Vodka bottles stashed all over the house. Air ducts, counter tops, drop ceiling in the kitchen, under towels in the linen closet, behind the mixer, behind the clothes dryer, etc. Self medicating? No. Depressed? Nope, not her - she was too intelligent for that! Alcoholic? That's for bums in the street. In her opinion, she had no problems. She was fine. Even after the suicide attempt (and she was damn near dead), they mandated weekly sessions with a psychiatrist. She went. She sat and stared at the shrink. Her 45 mins. of therapy was to stare at the guy. If he'd ask her a question, she'd stare. If he sneezed, she'd stare. If it was time to leave, she'd get up and leave. Was she an alcoholic? Nope. Did she drink everyday until she was asleep on the couch, noncompas-mentus? Yup. Was she an alcoholic? Nope. That's for bums in the street. What I'm saying is: quite frequently, addicts don't feel that they have a problem. And they truly, deep down feel that they're not what they are. The release of records allows him to know where he's starting from. I'd go to the next appointment. I'd tell him how it made you feel to be made to feel like he was questioning your commitment to feeling better as well as how truthful you were. Make sure you ask him: Why would I go out of my way to be truthful and honest and open with you on so many levels and then lie? You might be surprised by his answer. Keep in mind, therapy is like peeling the layers of an onion. It's self-exploration, revelation, and eventually healing with the help of another person or group. I'd go back, yes I would. I'd tell him how I felt, and that I had trust issues now that were there already, but he's magnified them. Just my $1.22! Beth [/QUOTE]
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