Posted by shar on October 23, 2000, at 8:00:33
In reply to Re: How sane is my insanity? now what? please help., posted by tenuous on October 23, 2000, at 6:40:02
I'm with Coral. Therapists (well, mine at any rate) can be happy to see anger directed outward instead of inward, and you may get a pleasant surprise that your doc isn't angry at you, but may want to work on some of the issues you raised about meds, etc.
Good luck.
Shar> > >I feel like I would be treading on his territory and depriving him of his authority.
> > >I have very little respect for shrinks and authority figures in general.
> > >I worry about his opinion of me, which i suspect is not very high to begin with.
> > >I fear that he will chose not to keep me as a patient.
>
> Hey, I feel like this all the time too! I find it ironic that I can concurrently
> have no respect for someone's position of authority and at the same time be afraid
> that they will reject me. Just goes to show that feelings don't need to be logical!
> I'm currently trying to get up the nerve to ask my GP to refer me to a psychiatrist.
> Believe it or not I'm afraid that I'm not depressed/frantic/worried/crazy enough to
> get the referral!
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