Posted by crushedout on June 28, 2005, at 13:09:36
In reply to Re: Therapy was disappointing again today, posted by gardenergirl on June 27, 2005, at 18:56:36
> Hi crushed. I'm sorry to hear that today was disappointing for you. Your T sounds psychodynamic. Is she?I'm not sure. I don't really understand what psychodynamic is. She's analytically trained I think (has the couch and everything, although I've never dared to use it). What makes her sound psychodynamic to you?
> Can you (or do you) talk to her about your wish to hear more about her and to have her compliment you and stuff? It sounds to me that working with your relationship with her, and your desires, needs, maybe fantasies (not necessarily sexual) etc. would provide a lot of grist for the mill.
I've mentioned it a few times, especially in comparing her to my old T, but I guess I probably need to talk about it some more. I'm really feeling very anguished about the whole thing -- not sure that I have found the right T for me, and not wanting to go through starting a relationship with a new one again. I think this is my NINTH long-term therapist since I was 14 (I'm now 34) -- can you imagine how sick of this I am? Especially with how my therapy and life have been for the past few years, starting over right now would be hard. Then again, staying when I'm not happy is not good, either. I guess I really need to talk to her about this.Sorry, I'm babbling. Oops. That's the name of the site. So I guess it's ok. :)
I think you're right, gg, that this is all grist for the mill, and I should see where it all takes me. Thanks so much for posting.
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