Posted by judy1 on October 11, 2001, at 18:16:48
In reply to Judy1 -re: In Session..., posted by Marie1 on October 11, 2001, at 7:30:50
Hi Marie
Big as a house;-) and slightly hypomanic but hush don't tell anyone. Actually I just e-mailed my shrink yesterday and said sometimes I just love him, haven't heard back yet- but I get that way sometimes. I don't want to make light of your emotions because I believe they are very real and normal and think maybe weaning yourself isn't the answer- been there too. What works best (if you can stand a little embarrassment, and honestly they've heard it all before) is actually being honest and asking for help in dealing with your emotions. I'm hoping good strong boundaries are in place; if so then just spending time working through your feelings should help. What happens (supposedly) is as you become stronger emotionally you will tend to rely less on your therp and you'll be surprised how obvious it is to all parties. And please don't be 'the good little patient', that doesn't help YOU and isn't that the whole point here? For me the book was helpful in that I found other shrinks had crossed boundaries with their patients, and with someone that has my sort of background that's a big no-no. The other big thing I noticed is I have major transferance going on with this shrink and basically have forgotten about the old shrink (and that is MAJOR, considering I attempted suicide when he terminated me). Hope this isn't too disjointed and hope some of it helps. Take care, Judy
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