Posted by Dinah on March 26, 2003, at 6:46:40
In reply to If you want to talk about it ... » Dinah, posted by Jonathan on March 25, 2003, at 22:53:10
Clever Jonathan. You got it in one guess. Would you be my therapist? :)
I really do assure you that I am a totally exasperating client. I save the worst of my craziness for him.
It was the substitute problem. I thought it was settled, he didn't. Which led to a discussion involving abandonment issues. He can't see why I keep dwelling on that. I can't understand why he doesn't understand why I keep dwelling on that. Leading to his forgetting my asking him to hospitalize me upon termination (which I ended up reminding him of to my own dismay). Leading to lots of tears on my part and helpless frustration and (perhaps resulting) anger on his.
And I got "the look", the one I used to get in my preteens when I had that breakdown. Ick. I hate the look.
We'll straighten it out. At the very least, and being as cynical as can be, (and this statement would anger him), he probably likes my income stream.
I'm feeling better today. But I wish my therapist had your good sense. I've tried to convey to him many times that no matter what happens in session, I expect him to fully cooperate with me, even if it entails straight face lying and tons of reassurance, to patch me together in the last ten minutes or so. I gave him all the hints in the world, yet he was oblivious and continued with honesty. Sheesh, the guy hasn't the sense the good lord gave an armadillo.
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