Posted by Daisym on January 25, 2005, at 21:32:10
In reply to Re: My therapist joined me here at Babble today., posted by mair on January 25, 2005, at 21:15:04
This is a weird coincidence...
I had a tantrum today (yes indeedy folks, controlled, rational me was damn near hysterical "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE!")which led to a discussion of how hard it is to be isolated from everyone because of the abuse. They don't know, I don't want them to know. But I said I understood why people join support groups. He said he could set that up, but I told him no, I'm not ready. Besides, I could see myself taking over, running the show, solving problems, being supportive and never revealing a thing about myself. He said the therapist in charge wouldn't let me do that. I raised an eyebrow and said, "wanna bet?" So he then raised the issue of on online support group. He said "it might be disembodied but I bet it would help. You just need to find a few people who you can relate to, and maybe it would even be safer for you and you would ALLOW support. You express yourself by writing a lot anyway."
I was really surprised. I've told him about chatting on line some but I still didn't blurt out about Babble. I'll need to think about that.
I'm always impressed by your honesty and bravery, Dinah. And I think it is lovely that he let you use his computer. My therapist doesn't have one in his office.
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