Posted by Noa on August 9, 2000, at 11:51:01
In reply to Pdoc visit and yet another new med...., posted by Greg on August 1, 2000, at 7:56:23
Hey, Greg.
Didn't read all the posts in this thread, but wanted to respond to yours.
Starting therapy is a good idea. As for opening the can of worms, what you can do is ask the therapist in the initial (trial) appointment how he or she would help you with the feeling of being overwhelmed by the proverbial wormcan. What you are looking for, I suspect, is a therapist that will help you manage this phenomenon by helping you feel in control of what cans are opened when and how much, and how to shut them up if needed, etc. Therapy need not be the stereotypical drastic baring of the soul and exposing oneself to all the traumas of the past. Good therapy is as much about learning to guage and navigate the therapeutic process as it is about any of the content of one's psyche.
Good luck.
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