Posted by Eggy on September 28, 2003, at 21:04:17
In reply to Re: I really don't want to talk about this » Pfinstegg, posted by HannahW on September 25, 2003, at 14:51:52
You Say..."I've been with other therapists over the years (always men) but they have never made me feel that they were getting too close to my tender spots. The fact that she's gotten there so quickly, after only 4 sessions, makes me think she's good."
I say...I can feel your confusion more than you will ever know. The statement above are the words I have been trying to spit out of my mouth for weeks! My "old" therapist (which I may go back to) was awesome but never did "get there". He was really good but just didn't go to those places that I needed to go. I have seen this female therapist 3 times and she is so good. I walk in and she is pulling words out of me like pages in a book. Things I need to talk about and have needed to talk about for years; she just opens her mouth and out comes the conversation. And I really do think she is a great therapist but, I have never felt so depressed. I leave her office so sad. I can't function at home. I can't eat. I am going downhill so fast. I don't know if it is because I am talking about things that hurt or I am not ready to face that yet.
So like you I have to consider whether the relationship with my new therapist is helping me or not. Is this what I need? Am I staying for the right reasons? We both know that our new therapist is really really good. It is how we feel when we are not with them that matters.
I wish you all the luck. ~~This whole therapist thing is like picking a puppy out of a litter of 20. You never know what your going to get. And if you go back to trade it for another one, all the good ones are gone!~~
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