Posted by TexasChic on May 2, 2008, at 21:29:45
In reply to Re: Tomorrow I go to a family session » TexasChic, posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2008, at 21:16:00
He was an in-patient for a week and it seemed to go really well. He was in good spirits when we left. The family session was okay, but kind of uncomfortable. The T had to tell my Mom she was doing too much for my bro, and tell my bro that he was letting her do too much. I finally spoke up and told the T that because my brother has been suicidal in the past, she's afraid saying no to helping him might trigger a downward spiral. The T did a good job explaining that she didn't have enough power to MAKE him do ANYTHING and that she has to let him suffer life's lessons in order to learn anything.
One thing that annoyed me though, the T kept asking what seemed like trick questions, and I had to ask him twice what exactly he was asking me. I was proud that I didn't let him intimidate me though, by insisting that he clarify himself. I also ALMOST called him out for cussing and even dropping the f-bomb in front of my Mom. I was like, come on, who talks like that in a professional conversation? But I guess he did intimidate me enough not to speak up about THAT. But don't get me wrong, he seemed like a good T. I'm sure you have to be that way with addicts.
My bro's supposed to contact Narcotics Annonomous, which I very much hope he does. He's also supposed to start seeing a T again on a regular basis, and they gave him some ideas for expanding his circle of friends so loneliness won't get the better of him. I could do with a bit of that myself!
All in all, it was a good, but tiring day. Thanks for the support everyone.
-T
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