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Was my therapist now my best friend

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That’s an awesome quote that hopefully will pertain to me someday! Right now one day at a time. I’m not feeling so strong. She just emailed me.

You are strong though!!! truly. You took a huge step today. A power grab step. You may feel weak, but your actions... they are strong and powerful ones. remember that. Do you wanna talk about what the email says? absolutely no pressure, but i'm here if your struggling with it @Bird33
 
I am planning on going to hot yoga bc that always helps and then I am going kayaking with another friend.
This is a great plan. It's better than mine which was to get drunk and eat ice cream alone watching a movie. For me it felt like a physical pain manifesting the anxiety at the loss and separation.
I can't imagine talking with anyone else about the trauma, and my nervous system was so revved up because of the therapy relationship I need it to calm down. I can feel it calming down. It's been taking a couple months, but it really is calming down.
 
You are strong though!!! truly. You took a huge step today. A power grab step. You may feel weak, but your actions... they are strong and powerful ones. remember that. Do you wanna talk about what the email says? absolutely no pressure, but i'm here if your struggling with it @Bird33
Thank you! I am struggling. I feel like maybe I’m making a huge mistake but then I know I’m not.
She said she is not sure what’s up she has been trying to text me all day. She needs me. She thought we worked everything out. It was a misunderstanding. It’s just your shit coming up we can talk tomorrow. Walk tomorrow at 9?

That was the email
 
@hithere hahaha! I like your plan of drinking and ice cream! Hey whatever works right?! If this doesn’t work tomorrow that might be tomorrow nights plan!

Was your relationship recent? I’m glad it’s calming down for you. Is there anything I can help with?
 
I felt the same way when I decided to finally block my advocate. it felt terrible. the pull between my desire (that i knew probably wasn't best) against what i knew was best for me in the end. its a tough place to be. but it was so worth it in the end.. for me that is.

For clarification...

She thought we worked everything out. It was a misunderstanding.
what misunderstanding ... had you brought up how uncomfortable you were with the whole situation? or was it something different?
 
what misunderstanding ... had you brought up how uncomfortable you were with the whole situation? or was it something different?
It was something we talked about a few weeks ago. She was really rude to me after I had spent the day helping her in her office. I told her I was really hurt by her reaction, She told me I overstay and that she needs her space.
But you have to understand she always calls me and wants me to come over or go on vacation or sleep over. I never made plans. She made me feel like shit. It was not that I was uncomfortable about the whole situation. I’m afraid to say that.
 
@Bird33 -- reading this literally made me drop my jaw. How rude of her. and hurtful and mean to say that to you after YOU helped HER! wow. well i'm super proud of you for being assertive with her after that. i'm sure it was difficult... but i bet it was a step toward the moves your making now ;)

I don't like the way she treated you even in that scenario. i can't go without saying that. It is quite manipulative. Perhaps its a pattern or system she's used to... having you do what she wants (mostly) when she wants it? Going on vacation, sleeping over, etc. She likes you in her world when it's good for her. ( i don't mean that rude at all.. it's just how it seems and may be helpful to know that someone else sees it too... who doesn't even know you in real life). She may try really really hard to get that back. she is used to you behaving a certain way. playing a certain part in her life. we all play our "roles" in systems like that... friendships, families, etc. when one person chooses to break the role, often times the others try really really hard to get them to go back to how they used to behave. She may try hard to get a response from you. I want you to know that you do not owe her jack shit. not even an explanation. no matter what she's feeling it is not on you. You have the right to not speak to her or give her another ounce of your energy and soul. ever again.

have you considered writing her a letter that you never send. just to get it off your chest? then burn it or something? if no.. it might help to do that when you feel like replying to her. i could see one grieving the loss of a therapist, one of a friend, an angry one or ten. handwriting stuff like that rather than typing is proven to reduce stress and help with trauma. :)

wishing you so much strength and peace and calm this evening <3
 
@ThisLifeIsBeautiful I’m sorry I got a few more emails from her last night and i got overwhelmed.

It does help to hear your perspective. She does expect me to come when she calls and it is always a bout her family. I have a family too and that didn’t seem to matter. My husband would say things to me like “she knows you have a husband right? That you can’t run every time she beckons.” But I always did feel like I had to run. I’m trying to change that now.

Writing those letters is a good idea. I should write how I feel bc I don’t think she has a clue.

Thanks for the support it is so appreciated!
 
Its all good @Bird33 -- i finished up babysitting (my side hustle) after sending that last one and crashed when I got home.

I'm sorry you're dealing with all of this. especially while juggling the rest of your life. I'm so glad you have this outlet. I've attached a doc called "personal bill of rights." it may have some helpful reminders about what you have the right to and what you are absolutely not responsible for. #2 stands out to me.

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I'll keep this site up in the background today at work. come here whenever u need it. sending you all the good vibes and so much strength.

What are her emails consisting of? if you don't mind me asking. no worries if it's not pertinent.

Have the best day possible!
 
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So I just came from a double yoga session. I can usually find so much peace there. She is blasting me with emails and wants me to come talk. Ugh
 
@ThisLifeIsBeautiful the personal bill of rights is enlightening. Many on the list made me question my way.

Her emails started out telling me she loves me and needs me. Wants to talk.
Then later went to mean things like she needs her space and I always overstayed. I need her and I’ve got problems.

Thanks for listening.
 
Please hang in there. Is your current therapist at all a support and understanding of this? This behavior on her part is actually that of a very sick person. If a real life "mother" acted this way it would be considered unhealthy toxic, and breaking off relationship would be helpful to get the distance needed to get clear.

Imagine that someone with a parallel life in another state was getting texts and emails from a therapist like this, and you knew the parallel person had "wounds" in her heart-- what would you tell her? This painful attachment is not healthy, and I know you know this and I understand that "neediness" too. In fact, I was just crying because I can't go talk to my old therapist. I was literally crying tears and feeling so sad. I allowed myself to love him to pieces in those tears, then picked myself up, dusted myself off, and said let's go forward now. I said a prayer for all orphans everywhere, for every little boy and girl and baby that was abandoned and left to their own devices. We can do this. Give your wounded little person a real hug, it helps me. Squeeze myself and choose freedom. This condition I believe is an addiction to abandonment. I used to believe it was addiction to Love, but I now see it as addiction to abandonment. It's an addiction cycle and she is keeping you trapped in it. If what I'm saying isn't helpful, please let me know and I won't respond anymore. Because I want to only help and not hurt.
I love my ex therapist so much even though it was so toxic and he tried to use me to get his own needs met. I release him from that. I must move on. Life is short. He represented powerful and important people in my childhood. I had so much suicidal thoughts and fantasies, but as I got a distance those eased up. They were also "memories" of what I felt in the original childhood abuse. I had to get clear these are memories of suicidal thoughts, I want to live. I speak out loud "I want to live and love." Research for sport psychology has shown that using the words in third person such as, "You can do it" rather than "I can do it" has more power. So tell yourself outloud, "You can do it!" Also, I danced my pain in an interpretative dance in my house where no one could see me. It was pretty healing actually. There is something about movement and thoughts and music. I'm thinking of you. *hugs from the internet* It will get better the farther away from her you get.
 
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