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Posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
today i went to see my sw...
i brought a letter to my mother(homework) which he said no one would ever see...even him..
the pressure the pressure..he made me read it out loud...
i was so "that little girl"...
at the end he told me to put it "back in the closet"...
it opened a hole so very deep..
"we did good work here today" he said as he patted my knee like a small kitten...
time for lunch..
i am hanging......
j
Posted by fallsfall on October 31, 2003, at 7:17:11
In reply to what did i do?, posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
JYL,
You are so brave. What a great job! You put your feelings down, and then actually spoke them. That is so hard.
I hope you were able to "put them away". If they are creeping out at you, fold the paper up really small and put it in an envelope, or a box, and then wrap it, and put it in the attic.
Be good to yourself. Take a rest. You worked very hard.
Posted by Poet on October 31, 2003, at 10:47:02
In reply to what did i do?, posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
You did very good. Reading that letter out loud was hard and you were able to do it.
It sounds like your therapist is proud of you,too, and will work with you to find something positive to fill that hole.
Poet
Posted by Dinah on October 31, 2003, at 11:37:47
In reply to what did i do?, posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
You did good.
But I always tell my therapist that he can't take me apart and then let me loose on the world. We need to pace the session so that there is a wind down period at the end if it's been emotional. Can you talk to your therapist about helping you to regain control before letting you go?
Posted by jay on November 2, 2003, at 3:33:15
In reply to what did i do?, posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
> today i went to see my sw...
> i brought a letter to my mother(homework) which he said no one would ever see...even him..
> the pressure the pressure..he made me read it out loud...
> i was so "that little girl"...
> at the end he told me to put it "back in the closet"...
> it opened a hole so very deep..
> "we did good work here today" he said as he patted my knee like a small kitten...
> time for lunch..
> i am hanging......
> jA bit of a rant here. JYL...I am telling you from "inside" experience as a social worker, that I have come across many, many of them who really have no idea of the pain and suffering we are going through. It's *so* odd, because one of the prime characteristics of a SW is supposed to be empathy. Yes...there are some good ones of-course too. But many also are so absolutely, blatantly anti-medication, and have little if no trust of medical science. In the field of addictions I have found the worst. They think Prozac=Cocaine, and may rush you threw a 28 day program where you are supposed to do all of this trivial work on reshaping your life, yet many participants/consumers are in such wrecked mental health even making coffee is hard. Then they pull this "..pull yourself up by the bootstraps" garbage. Many of the social workers are ex-addicts themselves, and hence many develop a "If I can do it..so *should* you.." attitude.
Anyhow...my .02 cents Canuckian.
Best and peace,
Jay
Posted by aloe on November 7, 2003, at 15:21:18
In reply to what did i do?, posted by justyourlaugh on October 30, 2003, at 22:34:37
> today i went to see my sw...
> i brought a letter to my mother(homework) which he said no one would ever see...even him..
> the pressure the pressure..he made me read it out loud...
> i was so "that little girl"...
> at the end he told me to put it "back in the closet"...
> it opened a hole so very deep..
> "we did good work here today" he said as he patted my knee like a small kitten...
> time for lunch..
> i am hanging......
> jput it back in the closet... how? how do you do that? how did you feel after you read your letter? is it ok to forget/put it back in the closet?
you are brave and wonderful. love yourself. you did well.
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