Posted by fallsfall on October 17, 2003, at 6:26:47
In reply to Re: frustrating therapy session, posted by Penny on October 16, 2003, at 13:56:01
Oh, Penny.
I'm just catching up on this thread.
It sounds like you see last night's session as a lose-lose-lose situation. You bring it up, or she brings it up, or nobody brings it up and you still feel lousy. Don't you hate that? But you know (and I know) that if you bring it up that at least you will feel like you are dealing with things. I hate those sessions - walking through the door and knowing that I have to do something that will make me miserable. I sit down, take a deep breath, and jump in. I know it won't be better any other way. I might as well do what needs to be done.
I hope it went well for you last night.
I had a session like that yesterday. His response was "You sound angry at me". I suppose I was. But he took it seriously and we talked about how he says one thing and I hear another. I also complained about things that he does that don't help (10 minutes lectures - I'm lost after about 2 minutes). I know I could have worded it nicer, but it was so hard to get it out of my mouth that I have to be satisfied with passing on the information and hope that he forgives my lack of tact. Overall, we got a lot accomplished.
I hope you did too. Let us know!
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