Posted by antigua3 on October 15, 2009, at 10:45:26
In reply to Re: i don't like women therapists-whats wrong with » jane d, posted by elizabeth31 on October 14, 2009, at 18:10:48
I believe that therapy is what you are willing to put into it. If you happily accept and recognize the limitations that you see working with a female therapist, and you don't see any benefit in pursuing the mother issues, then I agree. Stick with the male therapists because they fit within your safety zone of what you want to work on. I think that's perfectly fine.
I was just suggesting that if you wanted to specifically work on the female issues, you might want to try a female T.
Also, call me a pollyanna, but I do think change happens in therapy--life changes in how we can better view ourselves and the world around us. I accept what happened to me, but I'm not willing to live with the damage it has done. I know I can't "fix" it, but I want to find the best way possible to live so it doesn't haunt me all the time. I'd like to use the word "resolve," but that implies fixing. I think it's a balance of accepting and resolving, really.
Good luck.
antigua
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