Posted by CareBear04 on April 13, 2008, at 20:06:45
In reply to Re: depending on your T (kinda long) » CareBear04, posted by raisinb on April 12, 2008, at 7:52:04
thanks for responding-- it's good to know that other people have the same hesitance to rely on their Ts. i'm not really worried about becoming too clingly and overdependent; i think i just take issue with allowing myself to suck anyone into dealing with my problems. it actually came up in my last appointment-- that my vision of "success" is so career-oriented because any alternate outcomes (e.g., husband/kids/family life) would risk dragging others down with me when the bottom falls out from under me (as it inevitably does).
in any case, you're right that it's hard to ask for help, especially when it can't be immediately given. i kind of feel that if i know that nothing anyone does can really help, then what good can come out of asking my T (or anyone else) for something he can't do?
well, anyway, i have an appointment tomorrow. whether or not i want to talk about the dependence issue, i'm sure the incident will come up.
Thanks!
cb
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