Posted by Dinah on September 10, 2004, at 13:36:26
In reply to Re: Quite probably over before it begins » Dinah, posted by Poet on September 10, 2004, at 13:10:14
And probably need to lie down for a bit. But the overview is that my regular therapist thinks *all* therapists deserve to work with full information and that I would be misleading her particularly in this case because the resistance and fear, etc. is particularly related to ego states. He also thinks sex therapy just wouldn't work under those conditions.
Seems like the sex therapist agrees. She just called me back. Said she was "willing" to see me Wednesday as scheduled, wouldn't require that I actually talk about ego states as she thinks she understands what I mean, but would require that I sign a release allowing her to talk to xxx so that they could decide if it was in my best interests to continue on with her. There was a note of extreme caution in her voice that let me know the conclusion is pretty much foregone. Especially since my therapist didn't seem to keen on the idea today.
People just don't want to get involved in anything with ego states involved. It's scary to them. This is why I try to keep it a secret. My therapist is ok with it, but most therapists would run incontinently from the merest mention. H*ll, mine would have too, if he had known what he was taking on.
Sigh. So my fears of rejection over this issue are yet again confirmed. And my therapist wonders why I feel so much shame about it.
I'm going to bed.
Unless someone's able to meet me in Open to divert me until my therapist calls back, goodness only knows when. I'm trying to decide if it's even worth the bother. I imagine she doesn't want to take the time to talk to my therapist until I've forked over a fee. Because otherwise I can't imagine why she wants to go through the charade of seeing me before rejecting me.
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