Posted by fairywings on September 8, 2005, at 20:06:07
In reply to Afraid to start therapy - will it be worth it?, posted by JenStar on September 7, 2005, at 23:06:25
Hi Jen,
Well, I wanted to get back to you about talking to my new T about my fears about "doing therapy" and what if he finds out that there's really something wrong with me, etc...
He said, first of all, that he won't make me go anywhere where I'm not comfortable going. That he'll push as far as I'm comfortable, but when I say stop, he'll stop, or if I tell him that I don't want to work on something, that he won't open it up, unless or until I tell him I want to work on it. He is so nice, and I feel so safe with him. I don't feel like there's anything I can't tell him, which is NOT the way I felt with the last T. I hope you can take the plunge and find someone just as nice, and just as caring.
As far as diagnosis, he kept the diagnosis that my p-doc had, I guess they do that w/in the office. I didn't ask him if he'd keep it that way, but I don't think he'd change it, or add to it w/o telling me first because it's such a big deal to me, and he knows it. Maybe I'll ask him specifically next week.
fw
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