![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 5 of 5. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by cubic_me on October 7, 2003, at 9:00:55
I'd been undecided all summer whether to go back to therapy. It terminated about 3 months ago because I was going away for the summer.
It all went ok, she was really nice with me. I was more honest than I'd been before, especially about how I felt about going to therapy and about my cutting which has been getting worse recently. She said that seh will probably see me for the next academic year so thats good I suppose.
I seem to feel worse now than I have all summer. I dont know whether I've been trying not to think about things because I havent got anyone to talk to and now I've had a chance to think everything seems closer, or maybe its therapy that makes me feel worse. It feels so contradictory that I need someone to talk to but when I have I feel worse than before.
_me
Posted by Dinah on October 7, 2003, at 9:14:27
In reply to I went back to therapy!, posted by cubic_me on October 7, 2003, at 9:00:55
Congratulations. :)
Perhaps the feeling bad will be short lived. You're just bringing these things up for the first time in a while. But I'd mention it to your therapist. She might have some ideas to prepare you psychologically before discussing difficult issues.
Take care of yourself.
Posted by Poet on October 7, 2003, at 9:42:08
In reply to I went back to therapy!, posted by cubic_me on October 7, 2003, at 9:00:55
As the old saying goes, sometimes you have to feel worse before you can feel better. That you were more honest in your last session than in the past is a positive step in the right direction.
If you do decide to quit therapy, talk it over with her first. I almost quit last week, because I didn't think it was helping, and I told my therapist that. I ended up agreeing to stick with it, because I realized that quitting therapy was more emotionally damaging then keeping at it.
Poet
Posted by HannahW on October 7, 2003, at 20:50:34
In reply to Re: I went back to therapy! » cubic_me, posted by Poet on October 7, 2003, at 9:42:08
Good for you! It's not surprising that you feel worse after talking about painful things. It "stirs things up" and can be really unsettling. Give it some time, and I bet you'll feel much better.
Posted by cubic_me on October 8, 2003, at 4:56:42
In reply to Re: I went back to therapy!, posted by HannahW on October 7, 2003, at 20:50:34
Even though I feel worse (and I know thats 'normal'!!) I think this attempt at therapy is going abit better than last time.
Since I read lots of posts here I've seen what other people discuss with their therapists and its made me alot more confident with mine. When I first started I didnt really know how it worked, what I was meant to say and how honest I could be without her thinking I was wierd.
Thanks for your support and I'll keep you posted on how it goes.
_me
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Psychology | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.