Posted by tabitha on January 21, 2004, at 8:34:55
In reply to Re: So why have I stayed? » naiad, posted by Dinah on January 21, 2004, at 7:09:37
>I think you're right. The problems didn't start right off. I didn't know what to do in therapy of course, and was nervous. But he did some CBT work that helped my panic attacks. I laughed at how much he sounded like Stuart Smalley sometimes, with pscho-babbley words. But he had helped me. And his voice was very soothing, his demeanor gentle and calm. Although he fell asleep an awful lot.
That paints a sweet picture to me-- even the falling asleep part. No wonder you stayed with him.
> Once, after the five years, when he was yet again quoting something I had said to him when I left, I wrote him a letter asking him if he could ever get past the memory of who I had been to see who was sitting in front of him now. And to his eternal credit, he tried.
That is so awesome. I love your stories of how you've bravely confronted him. Maybe you could do a few sessions with mine and shape her up a bit? I'm not so good at identifying her failings.
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