Posted by antigua3 on March 2, 2010, at 18:13:21
In reply to Re: Reassurance » antigua3, posted by annierose on March 2, 2010, at 7:09:02
But do you notice that those examples she uses are negative things--things she doesn't do, like being late or missing appts (ha!, I don't even have that one). That's not what this is about! My pscyhiatrist will go as far as saying, "I care about your well being." What??? That is besides the point. It's like he's describing a thing, my well being, instead of me as a person. He is strong advocate against dependency, but I really do believe that we learn better when they model the behavior.
My T says she doesn't understand why it's so hard for my psychiatrist to tell me he cares. She tells me she loves me all the time. It hasn't turned me into a stalker or deranged patient of hers. It has helped me understand that I am loved. But he makes it so negative.
Guess you can tell I'm more than annoyed. Part of me thinks he is doing this all on purpose, to make me more independent, but then I stop and think, wait a minute, he doesn't think that hard about me. I'm making him out to be better than he is.
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