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Posted by annierose on February 24, 2005, at 22:00:18
Maybe it's hormones, or the moon, but today, I felt like I was on the verge of tears the entire day. And to make matters worse, instead of working out, like I normally do every morning, I dropped the kids off to school and went back to bed. Then I forced myself to get up after 1 1/2 hours, got some errands done (my day off from work) and went to therapy. I think the world of my T, but I think she missed the point today. She thought I was upset over missing my work-out, and missed the larger picture ... I was too upset to work out. When I said "I'm so tired" she thought I was physically tired (just returned from a vacation) but I was emotionally tired. I did clarify my feelings so we did get some work done, but I left feeling, "HOW COULD SHE KNOW ME SO WELL AND MISS IT?" And the killer question of the session, "Are you trying to lose weight?" Boy, was that a loaded question ... "Do I need to?" ... although I didn't think quick enough to reply that way. Guess, I'm just in a bad mood. I'm hoping I wake up and feel better. I do notice that my hormones do affect me more than usual this time of the month. Anyone else experience that?
Sometimes it's scary how well my therapist knows me, and sessions like today, it's scary how much she missed the bullseye. I was really hurting and she didn't get it!! UGH
Posted by Susan47 on February 25, 2005, at 1:46:40
In reply to feeling yucky, posted by annierose on February 24, 2005, at 22:00:18
Hey, did you say "anyone else feel like that"? That's hilarious, who DOESN'T feel like that? Sorry to yell, but man my life is completely run by those nasty little chemical messengers.
Posted by sunny10 on February 25, 2005, at 11:45:45
In reply to Re: feeling yucky » annierose, posted by Susan47 on February 25, 2005, at 1:46:40
with the whole hormone thing...
And could it possibly be just that the T was trying to make sure you weren't becoming anorexic or having some other types of body image disfunction running around in your head? I'm sure she wasn't suggesting that you need to lose weight.
But the hormone thing is hell... I perceive almost everything wrong right before that time- I've had to force myself to wait to ponder stuff that's said and done until AFTER it's over...
You're definitely not alone there!!!
-sunny10
Posted by Annierose on February 25, 2005, at 12:25:18
In reply to Re: me, too, posted by sunny10 on February 25, 2005, at 11:45:45
Thanks for both of your replies. I woke up and felt much better today (made sure I got my work out in). I think Sunny is right ... I think she couldn't believe I was so upset about not working out, so she began a line of questioning about my work out routine, etc. I kept getting defensive because she was missing the point. I was feeling so yucky that I couldn't bring myself to work out and THAT made everything worse (i.e. I'm always happier after exercising).
Hormones are hell. Men have no idea.
Posted by sunny10 on February 25, 2005, at 12:42:59
In reply to Re: me, too, posted by Annierose on February 25, 2005, at 12:25:18
Posted by Dinah on February 25, 2005, at 15:19:00
In reply to Re: me, too, posted by Annierose on February 25, 2005, at 12:25:18
I hate it when they miss the mark. Especially when I also miss the mark in communicating it to them. Of course, what I'd really like is for him to read my mind. :)
Today my therapist kept misunderstanding my questions and answering different ones. But since they were interesting answers, I didn't say anything.
Posted by Dinah on February 25, 2005, at 15:20:59
In reply to Re: me, too » Annierose, posted by Dinah on February 25, 2005, at 15:19:00
I'm embarassed to say I'm one of the lucky souls who don't respond much to monthly hormones. It takes the major ones of puberty, postpartum, or (cringing in anticipation) I'm guessing menopause to turn me into an agitated depressed wreck.
Posted by annierose on February 25, 2005, at 16:43:22
In reply to Re: me, too » Annierose, posted by Dinah on February 25, 2005, at 15:19:00
Exactly ... don't they get mind reading courses at college? AND ... I do the same. My T often answers questions to something I didn't ask and I smile and often say nothing too. Sometimes, I'll say, "are you having a hard time understanding me today?" Worse, sometimes I'll want to say something, but I'll already know what she will say, "can you tell me more about that" (or similiar reply) so then I'll answer that question to myself ... long story short ... I'll have the complete conversation inside my brain.
Posted by Dinah on February 25, 2005, at 16:54:38
In reply to Re: me, too » Dinah, posted by annierose on February 25, 2005, at 16:43:22
lol. I do the complete conversation in my head thing between sessions. And if perchance I come in and the conversation doesn't go as I've planned it, I get completely discombobulated because I haven't practiced the words. :) I'm pretty good though. I rarely am at a loss.
Today he answered the question "In what way do you think I've gotten better since I started therapy" when I was really asking "Do you think my brain will ever work again so that I can do better than I'm doing now?" Not quite sure how I messed up that question. But the answer to the question he thought I was asking was interesting, so I just waited a while then asked the other question more clearly.
Oh and my favorite quote from today (and it was a day full of really good quotes) was when I asked if maybe I was broken now (because of the diabetes I meant, though I don't think he heard it that way) and I would never get better, and he answered that I wasn't broken, or at least no more broken than I've ever been. :)
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