Posted by twinleaf on September 29, 2007, at 1:15:34
In reply to Re: Hearing Ts give presentations » twinleaf, posted by RealMe on September 29, 2007, at 0:17:19
It's a shame about Menninger's going to Texas and losing its ranking and character. The analyst I have now trained there for his psychiatric residency when it was considered the best place to be trained- he's 63 now, so it's been a while. I gather all those other Menningers were really nice, as well as being excellent psychiatrists and analysts- I didn't know there was a nasty one as well!
You should take my place at that conference! I tend to avoid confrontation, when it would be better for me to speak up, and I also tend to feel I need to take care of people even when they have hurt me- I'm working on all these things, but I'm not there yet. If I do go, I promise a report about him! I know he is going to be very unnerved if he sees me. I'm actually kind of worried about his breaking down in front of everyone, because I really do think he broke down in front of just me- he really acted crazy and belligerant, jumping out of his chair, coming right over to me, looming over me. All the while he was saying things like that he didn't feel safe with me, that I was the first patient who made him feel unsafe, that I was going to attack him sexually (he was an enormous man- 6'5" and powerfully built, and I am thin and have skinny muscles, and anyway, how is that done?) The whole thing ended with him pointing at his door and yelling over and over for me to get out. Even though I've gradually disentangled myself from him emotionally, and feel quite safe, myself, in my relationship with the new analyst, I dread the possibility that if I show up, he might react the same way just by seeing me. That's a real fear- though I know it's not realistic.
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