Posted by allisonf on July 27, 2003, at 16:10:32
In reply to Re: No no, I didn't send it., posted by Morgen on July 25, 2003, at 23:10:58
Morgen, Sorry I missed all this being out of town this week. It sounds like your emotions are running very high with respect to your therapist (understandably given your move), and it sounds like hers are equally as high if she is doing things like changing her e-mail policy and not proactively calling or seeing you to address the issues she has with it. But I agree with what everyone has said about face to face communication being the best thing. This can be tough tho. I have definitely tried to discuss my most difficult feelings with my therapist in therapy and there are certain places I can see she is a little afraid of going. Mostly she hangs on and brings down the emotional level, but one time she did end the session early (first time ever) and she looked pretty upset. I wish I had more helpful things to say.
About going to another therapist to deal with the original therapist--you are really in the best position to do that assuming you will be starting with someone new after your move. But I would definitely try to work out some of it with your old therapist. I have been on the verge of a new therapist so many times, but I truly believe patterns of behavior repeat themselves unless addressed. I have always thought if I found a new therapist instead of dealing with this one head on, I would just fall in love with her too. In the same painful way...
Best of luck to you. A
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