Posted by justjustine on June 3, 2004, at 10:25:06
i am in our city's mental health program and receive treatment and meds for free - for which i am most grateful.
however, i was forced about 1 1/2 months ago to switch doctors - authorized for 50 minute sessions every two weeks. i don't feel like i'm getting along with this new guy very well. i'm a substitute teacher faced with a summer of god knows what, and yesterday he just kept hammering away at me, trying to make me make "plans" for the summer. i kept saying "i don't know" and he got more and more frustrated. finally i said "i see myself in my garden." he considered this some breakthrough momentarily then went back to "what else? what else? what are you thinking?" "self-esteem," he explained, "is related to the ability to make plans for yourself, it shows you believe you are worth it. you need to break it down, i'm not trying to upset you."
great. how can i go to this guy and not feel like it's just some crap i have to sit through to get my meds? i feel sooo much worse walking out of his office. i don't even know him, and i'm just supposed to open up and he's just supposed to know what i need? now that is nuts!
what should i do?
poster:justjustine
thread:353343
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