Posted by Dinah on October 1, 2009, at 17:56:36
In reply to an emotional trifecta - some triggers - long!, posted by onceupon on October 1, 2009, at 1:00:52
I've weaned myself off meds sometimes to see if I can live without them. Some meds I can live without, some I really do need to keep taking. The risk is that they might not work as well after you've been off them. The meds board posters probably know more about that aspect.
What do you think would happen if you did bring it up? My therapist and I had a lot of painful, and meaningful and special, sessions discussing my need to be special to him. I know I've made a lot of posts about it over the years. It's embarrassing, but it's nothing they can't handle. Depending on your therapist she may or may not say the perfect thing, but it's not what she says that really matters. It's through hashing these things out over and over again that growth happens. Darn growth.
Why don't you take a chance and close your eyes and say the worst? Or read your post? I think I brought my posts in about wanting to be a Jessica to my therapist. It was so hard in the beginning, but it does get easier. For me that spot of longing was so mixed with shame before I discussed it with him. But now it's like the shame has been removed, and while the longing still remains, it doesn't feel the same at all.
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