Posted by Steffany on February 24, 2001, at 19:15:38
In reply to Re: 'virtual' therapy » Steffany, posted by Cece on February 23, 2001, at 21:22:55
hi cece--thanks for that advice. i've thought about trying to look through the university for a therapist... i think you're right, that there would be far less of that jaded, pre-programmed approach which i've experienced before. i guess it's really hard for me to get up the nerve to "put myself out there"--to go through the phone calls, receptionists, messages on my answering machine, and particularly letting a therapist know if it doesn't seem like it's working out--that would absolutely terrify me, although i know they are professionally trained not to have their feelings hurt by this. i wish i had the luxury or confidence of being able to ask a potential therapist particularly about his/her feelings about drug abuse, in the sense that i've often found my problems immediately categorized into "substance abuser" problems as soon as that information comes out. and i just don't feel as though that's at the center of my problems right now--it's definetely been my response to acute stress over certain periods in my life, but i think if i could learn something more about being comfortable in my head it would no longer seem like such a viable and reliable recourse. have you ever found yourself labeled that way by therapists? i don't know, it always seems so condescending and basically dispels my trust, yet i still feel like i have to sit there and politely answer questions about these "lurid" elements of my past... so yeah, i guess i'd really like to see someone who was neither shocked nor fascinated by it. i'm going to try to look into it. thanks again.
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