Posted by muffled on June 15, 2008, at 22:19:06
In reply to Not too happy with my therapist today, posted by Dinah on June 15, 2008, at 17:04:53
Dinah, I'm sos orry, you really have been having t struggles :-(
I'm not ocd but mebbe thats comming into play, or being triggered by the situ, and thats addiing to the intensity of all this?
I know while I had my oldT. I could feel pretty intensely by things she did and stuff, and I was attached, but not supremely so. I can't imagine how frightened you must feel :-(
I don't know what the answer is? Or where this is all comming from, or how you could best address it.
I wonder if a consult WOULD help? Just like when I was stuck. It helped some. An outside person can see much that neither the T or client sees. Esp long term, you become enmeshed in your patterns of behaviour or expected behaviours over time.
I just wonder if with a consult, it would reassure you that things are going to be OK. It seems as if BOTH you and your T are struggling here.
I couldn't continue w/my T as she was not willing to get educated on my problem. But like I said, the consult did help for a bit, she tried diff things and was much diff in her ways. Just not enuf.
I find that if I have a break from T, I find the intensity is initially hard to bear, but then I get used to 'doing it on my own' and gain confidence in myself more. I wonder if you went to T less often that that would bring down this high level of intensity?
Its hard, but it might be doable, and it does get easier, at least it did for me.
Dinah, your such a sweetie and a good person, I hate to see you struggling like this. I wish I could have the answers for you.
I hope I haven't said dumb things here, sometimes I do, and if so I am sorry.
(((((((((Dinah)))))))))
M
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