Posted by Aphrodite on May 22, 2004, at 18:27:31
In reply to Wrong therapy for depression?, posted by tabitha on May 22, 2004, at 12:35:47
Tabitha,
Sounds like she needs to stick with energy therapy:)
I had already seen this website and thought it had some valid points. However, the problems in my current life have every thing to do with the unresolved issues from my past. My therapist says that all roads lead to early Rome, so you can talk about the present, but you're going to end up in the past anyway. Still, I think there is a valid point that if your daily life is in shambles, it's a bit of a waste to go in to talk about things that happened when you were 6.
I think that you are trying to research therapy models when the problem may very well be your therapist. Why doesn't she validate black and white thinking? If that is how you see things at this point in your treatment, that is very real. She can validate that you must feel that way and then gently guide you toward seeing things with a more balanced approach. To dismiss it does not seem helpful to me or very compassionate.
From this and previous posts, it seems to me that your therapist doesn't like to be wrong. Am I off base there? The red flag to me is the medication comment -- that sounds like victim blaming. That would have irritated me immensely.
Tabitha, I'm so sorry the group still seems to be invading your individual sessions. I think your response to your therapist's comments is very reasonable. You are trying so very hard. I hope I haven't been unduly harsh about your therapist. I'm just concerned that she is making you doubt yourself and minimizing your feelings.
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