Posted by Rzip on June 2, 2001, at 1:13:56
In reply to borderline?, posted by sar on June 1, 2001, at 21:14:41
>A few nights later I had a few beers, drove to another bookstore and stole Walking on Eggshells, and I mention this here because the next day I thought about that objectively and thought "Damn, ___, you're crazy" but only from an objective point of view...it wasn't that bad for me.
Sar,
I would strongly STRONGLY urge you to bring this up with your psych. You could start with calling and leaving a message for her to call you back. When she does, tell her what happened. Start with first encountering the book in the bookstore, and reflect on how reading the excerpt made you feel. Followed with how her almost confirmation about the diagnosis made you feel. Eventually, tell her in however many words that you stole the book from a bookstore and you two should focus on coming up with some reasons as to why you did what you did. In my honest opinion, I would make this incident the focus of your therapy. The most wonderful element psychotherapy has to offer is self-awareness and insights, however painful they might be. I agree with your psych that you should not focus on labels...it'll block you from the self-exploration. Basically, psych. labels give you a reason to stop working on your issues. I, too was facinated with finding a label for my misery for the past two years. I did not get very far in therapy with that mindset.
Last note, self-destructive behaviors such as shoplifting will eventually lead you to prison time. That would be very sad. So, this behavior needs to be addressed in-depth immediately with a professional.
- Rzip
P.S. I will not be able to respond to these threads because I am going to be away doing something else. I sincerely wishes you the best of luck. I really hope that your psych is someone that you trust and I pray that you will find the courage to open up as soon as possible.
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