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Posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 1:20:30
AAAAAAARGH. I was so looking foward to getting back in to therapy as I have only had email contact with my T for the last few months. Last I heard she was willing to be a bit flexable etc etc - but she now seems to have reverted back to traditional CBT and it is driving me NUTS.
Termination is imminent...
I do understand how it is supposed to go. I have maladaptive thoughts (by definition) because my behaviour / emotion is maladaptive. I don't want to come up with treatment goals as I know the line that will be taken on them. I don't want to do this anymore. I have had enough. I have played the game and endorsed the 'appropriate' negative core beliefs (there are lists of the ones borderlines are supposed to endorse). I challenge them...
And the T says I have progressed and is happy.
And I feel like I am making up crap to keep her happy - and it is not very healing or sense creating for me. Then she asks if I found the session useful and I say 'no not really' and then she is mad all of a sudden. I will try to write to her but I am so weary.
Posted by fallsfall on February 14, 2004, at 8:48:21
In reply to CBT is driving me NUTS, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 1:20:30
I found switching to Psychodynamic (Psychology of the Self) made a big difference.
Posted by Dinah on February 14, 2004, at 8:49:09
In reply to CBT is driving me NUTS, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 1:20:30
Sigh. I wish you had more options available. :(
Posted by terrics on February 14, 2004, at 18:21:23
In reply to CBT is driving me NUTS, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 1:20:30
Is DBT a variation of CBT? If it is, is CBT really useless and do you have to invest alot of time in it? terrics
Posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 21:12:28
In reply to Re: CBT is driving me NUTS » alexandra_k, posted by terrics on February 14, 2004, at 18:21:23
well i have told her where she can ram her core beliefs now so that is that.
Posted by Dinah on February 14, 2004, at 21:20:07
In reply to Re: CBT is driving me NUTS, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 21:12:28
I'm sorry Alexandra. :( It must be quite discouraging. Especially after it had seemed almost hopeful with her talk of flexibility.
(((Alexandra)))
Posted by fallsfall on February 14, 2004, at 21:21:08
In reply to CBT is driving me NUTS, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2004, at 1:20:30
Please find alternate support soon! Babble can help in the short term, but if you are like me, you really will need to have therapy, too.
I'm impressed. I wish I had your guts!
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