Posted by rskontos on December 23, 2007, at 17:23:54 [reposted on December 24, 2007, at 1:51:28 | original URL]
In reply to Re: embarrassed, posted by Melia on December 23, 2007, at 15:52:14
Melia, first and foremost you reached out and asked for help that is not the behavior of a loser that is the behavior of a winner. Someone who wants to get better. When you recognize that circumstances are beyond your ability to cope and you reach out to someone to ask for help that is a huge step. And do you want to know how many times I have brokedown at my therapists office, and over the phone. Well, lets say you will need two hands to do the math. So, please please please go to the next appt. walk in with a sign if you must saying I am so embarrassed. Besides being the professional she knows already how you feel. It won't take much to get a conversation going on how you feel about that.
You know this is a first step, because you will make a better counselor yourself knowing firsthand how your own patients will feel going through this yourself. So be brave. On the psychology board you will many threads on this topic. I just went Friday to a new p-doc and I was so nervous. I was 40 minutes late. I cried on the message I left him. he called back I was still crying. We talked 15 minutes we made an appt. I told him when I finally got there 40 minutes late I was nervous he of course you why else would you be here if you didn't have something to be nervous over. I laughed an d felt ok. We talked for 2.5 hours. And I cried and asked him if I was crazy. But I will go back. So you can too. OK...... go over and read my thread for more if you want. You can do this...check out the psychology board.......of course you may not be going in counseling....anyway, sorry if I rambled....
take care,
rsk
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