Posted by partlycloudy on June 21, 2005, at 20:34:10
Well, as my current therapist thinks so little of herself that she walked around with pneumonia for a month before collapsing and having to be hospitalized; and that she trivialized her husband's collapse two weeks later as being caused by "a stroke, or a TIA, we're not sure, he couldn't talk or anything, it was really strange" (strange? would you say your spouse's possible stroke was strange? it made me very uncomfortable to hear her characterize it this way); followed by a 2 week vacation with no "here's how to get me if you need me" instructions... well, I am pretty sure she's well on her way to closing her practice if her husband's health isn't already dictating this a necessity. In the meantime, she did not suggest, over a month ago, that we make another appointment.
So it's back to the drawing board. That's 2 therapists in 6 months to drop out on me. Good thing I can deny til I'm blue in the face that I've any attachment to these women I've dumped my heart out to, only to have them burn themselves out with overly full schedules and self neglect.
I see one this week and one next. The pickings are rather slim and the distances are long. I only know that I don't want to rely solely on medication to treat my depression and anxiety; and that my therapy to date has been a good start, but I'd like a real game plan with a panoramic view of this life I've got ahead of me.
I'm sure people have asked before, but do you have suggestions for the kinds of questions I can ask before I invest myself again? I don't want more pain in my life, I'd like to reduce it.
Thanks for any and all responses.
pc
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