Posted by kezia on December 23, 2007, at 14:14:52 [reposted on December 24, 2007, at 1:51:27 | original URL]
In reply to embarrassed, posted by Melia on December 23, 2007, at 12:37:28
> I have been seeing a wonderful therapist for almost a year now, who has helped me a great deal. With the daemons of Bulimia and leaving a abusive relationship, and becoming a single mom. However I have had some major stresses there past few months and the other week just tipped the ice berg. I called my therapist hysterically bawling and in a total break down. We talked for about 20 minutes and then she helped me relax a little. Asked me to call back later that afternoon for a follow up call, because she was booked all day solid. So I did, but I am so embarrassed to ever go back and see her after what happened. I was so hysterical so has to think I am such an unstable loser. I am scared to stop therapy because she has helped me so much, but I am just to embarrassed to ever look her in the eye again.
Oh my goodness. Please try not to be embarrassed. I am sure you are not the first client who has phoned their therapist in hysterics, nor will you be the last. She is there to help you - not only when you are calm, cool and collected, but particularly during the times when it feels like the whole world is coming crashing down around you. You are human and there will be times that you can't control your emotions. I, personally, would rather have a melt down with my therapist than in front of someone with whom I had not developed a trusting relationship. I really, truly believe that you have nothing to be embarrassed about. I know it is hard to believe that, but it is true. I bet she was glad that you trusted her enough to open up in such a way with her. The first time I broke down in front of my therapist, she actually praised me at the next visit because she felt we had made a breakthrough and that I was really beginning to trust her enough to see that side of me (I had every emotion, even in therapy - weird huh).Hang in there, ok. Everything will be ok.
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