Posted by softheprairie on November 20, 2008, at 20:28:45
In reply to Re: I need someone to talk me out of quitting therapy., posted by seldomseen on November 20, 2008, at 18:17:56
I don't think I could keep seeing him, with him behaving like that. I would probably tell him I'm terminating because I didn't feel there was sufficient rapport between us, and I might (if I had the guts to), tell him of some of the other peeves you bring up. I imagine I'd take a little break from therapy and then look for another therapist.
It sounds like you have some middle class resources, so you can afford to choose. I think I would only put up with him if I had to, as in, if he worked for a community mental health center and I couldn't afford anything else. But, that doesn't seem to be your case. I would think there would be many other therapists in your area who would want to see you, and would treat you more respectfully.
> Oh, I don't know if I'm mad at him or not.
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> I'm tired. I'm tired of the therapy and tired of the work.
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> I'm tired of him just not thinking at all it seems unless I push him into it.
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> I will also admit that I'm upset over something that one of my friends said. She is a psychiatrist. She said she really liked treating women with post-partum depression because they get better.
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> Me? I've been going 8 years and still freak out over a locked therapy door.
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> I've been working on this relationship for 8 years and I still feel very unsure about it.
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> I've been dreaming again, isolating again and a helpline I have developed most likely completely forgot about me.
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> All relationships aside, I've paid this man close to $55,000 and he forgets about me.
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> BTW that's 1/2 a house where I live.
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> I would like to say something like "oh well, but I'm sure it will be fine"
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> But I don't feel that way at all. I feel like this is the end - either of my rope or my nerves. It's definately the end of something.
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> Seldom.
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