Posted by DaisyM on December 3, 2003, at 16:07:28
In reply to Rang the therapist, posted by Karen_kay on December 3, 2003, at 15:02:18
Karen,
Good for you! You've opened the door, now walk through it. Take your posts, (the last one to me was so touching!) and read them. Or, at the very least, give them to him. He DOES care about you, otherwise he wouldn't try to explain why he did what he did in session, and, he wouldn't care if you were bothered by something.
Doing things for yourself is so hard, especially when we have been "trained" to please everyone else. Even the friends we truly like. My son's Therapist use to ask me, "so, how are you taking care of yourself?" And, I would say, oh, I'm fine. Of course, that wasn't an answer. I finally realized that I have no idea how to take care of myself -- I know how to solve problems. Other people's problems mostly. I'm guessing you are good at this too. You always have a kind word to say here for everyone and you make us smile. (I now do EVERYTIME I walk upstairs!)
Don't be too hard on yourself. You are getting there. You are moving into the hard stuff. There is no wrong or right way or timing.
And, I still think you are beautiful, even if you words are about sadness and frustration.
poster:DaisyM
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