Posted by Wittgensteinz on September 20, 2008, at 4:22:00
My partner started seeing a therapist a few weeks ago. He went to see her to help deal with the loss of his father and to help him deal with me in my depression (or perhaps that's how I see it - I feel like I"m the sick half, and he's the healthy half).
He sees his therapist once every two weeks and will see her for a short course of therapy.
So my question - for those with a partner also in therapy, how do you feel about it? Do they share their therapy with you? Have you attended any of the sessions? I'm apprehensive about going along for a session. I feel like a lot of the time is spent talking about how ill and dysfunctional I am - how bad my upbringing was. My partner has shared various things about the sessions - he likes to - and it always leaves me feeling inadequate and awkward. I don't like it that he and her discuss my bad upbringing and pass judgment on it - or rather that I have to hear his insights when he gets back - I'd rather he kept it to himself :(
I have the feeling he sees himself as the healthy strong one of the two of us (well he is) but that brings me so much guilt and sadness. I'm glad he's getting help to deal with the loss of his father - I'm just scared his main aim is to go and vent about how difficult/sick I am :(
Witti
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