Justmehere
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Attempting a stab at therapy after a long break of not trying. I may not be in a phase of life to do therapy again right now. I am asking to work on avoidance symptoms and work/education goals/performance - symptom management. Plus, a place to talk about current life stuff that is a little abnormal, not to process old trauma.
That seemed to go over fine in appointment one. Second session of this trauma therapist and her repeated feedback is all about offering "parts" or "that part of you" lots of "compassion." She asked how that sat with me. "Uh, I'm not really interested. It doesn't really fit for me or work for me." So she decided she would offer it. Yeah, still not really interested in it. I don't want her to be mean to me, but it's just not even jiving. I don't need compliment-based-therapy. It's not helpful. My last therapist insulted me a lot, so I don't want that either. But I also don't need to hear I'm an oh-so-amazing person either for eating breakfast. Eating breakfast was not a problem.
I need help getting my stuff together through weird pandemic times, and I'm not sure how insults or compliments helps me get there - because it just doesn't get me there. I'm all for countering negative self talk with neutral statements, and not being a jerk to myself, but that's not an huge problem happening in my head at the moment. Maybe that's why it doesn't jive right now.
Anyone else run into this?
That seemed to go over fine in appointment one. Second session of this trauma therapist and her repeated feedback is all about offering "parts" or "that part of you" lots of "compassion." She asked how that sat with me. "Uh, I'm not really interested. It doesn't really fit for me or work for me." So she decided she would offer it. Yeah, still not really interested in it. I don't want her to be mean to me, but it's just not even jiving. I don't need compliment-based-therapy. It's not helpful. My last therapist insulted me a lot, so I don't want that either. But I also don't need to hear I'm an oh-so-amazing person either for eating breakfast. Eating breakfast was not a problem.
I need help getting my stuff together through weird pandemic times, and I'm not sure how insults or compliments helps me get there - because it just doesn't get me there. I'm all for countering negative self talk with neutral statements, and not being a jerk to myself, but that's not an huge problem happening in my head at the moment. Maybe that's why it doesn't jive right now.
Anyone else run into this?