Posted by Honore on July 26, 2007, at 11:28:21
In reply to Therapy and links - trigger, posted by OzLand on July 26, 2007, at 0:35:58
Ozland, that sounds like an awful lot to have to contend with now.
I hope the job situation can be resolved enough so that it can go forward more smoothly, while you work on so many very very distressing old experiences with your T. He sounds very committed and daring-- maybe he's pushing because he sees a lot of hope-- but maybe he needs to slow down a little. Over time, you'll be ready to make the connections, and to be more open to his doing so, too.
Sometimes Ts don't quite know how to pace things; but he must be feeling that you have a lot of untapped, or unrecognized, strengths and promise. So his working so hard seems to me to have that meaning in it, too. There are times when feelings become so overwhelming; but they can become less so, each time, with the right T, as he seems to be for you.
I'm concerned about what you learned about the ECT. I hope nothing inappropriate was done-- that caused the problems in the last session. But I'm especially glad to hear that your memory feels more reliable and sharp. The very best thing, which I'm hopeful of, is that over time you'll be very much yourself and the decision to have ECT will not have led to any permanent questions about that.
Honore
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