Posted by kara lynne on August 13, 2003, at 1:29:10
In reply to re: Back from therapy! Dinah » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:41:33
I am trying to consider whether to go to another session and talk to him about it, or just blow him off.
I think by trivializing my relationship he was trying to point out that I shouldn't be feeling desperate about missing him--because I wasn't getting anything to begin with. But somehow that didn't help! And then I went on to say maybe it was the minimal amount of affection I got from my ex, or that he at least like me, and he said, "How do you know the guy liked you?"
So it was the 'brutally honest' hour. He then went on to talk about how unattractive a package a depressed, unemployed woman would be. He was referring to another point in my life, but it could apply (virtually) as well now. Then he said he was just feeding back information I had given him, but I hadn't really given it to him quite that way---even if I did feel it. And now I just get to go home and ponder that all night--even though he made a comment about how now I have a chance to do things differently.
As if I could just walk away from his couch, burst forth into the world and knock em all dead with my dazzling smile from all his encouragement.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
poster:kara lynne
thread:247662
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20030808/msgs/250463.html