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    How to take a break with a therapist without it being a final end?

    This is pretty much what I need to do. She's at a place where I'm not and I can't meet her expectations, as well-wishing as she may be
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    Therapist is out in left field

    Because for pretty well half of my time with her she’s been amazing. It wasn’t until one day where she began to be out of town a lot where shit went downhill. Kind of threw me how it was going so well and now suddenly it’s the complete opposite
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    Therapist is out in left field

    I think the system is behaving how they normally do. Tomorrow (if open) I’m going to be seeking someone else I think. I’m just going to say I’m ready for a change as what’s going on is not working right now Growing up, I’ve always been dubbed the one who causes problems when there doesn’t need...
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    Therapist is out in left field

    There’s a few people I want to respond to here but I’m doing this on my phone so it’s hard to quote everyone. This post is basically closest to what’s going on for me. My therapist is a CBT therapist and I really enjoyed her at the beginning of our sessions as she was very supportive and...
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    Therapist is out in left field

    I did see someone else while she was out of town, but I’m having a hard time with the idea of ditching her entirely. She has been my only constant that I’ve seen pretty much every week since injury. Even a few weeks before! I think she’s taking my anxiety and etc too lightly and thinks I have...
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    Therapist is out in left field

    Bottom line is that we are in such different pages that I think we are reading two entirely different books. I don’t know if it’s me that’s guided her astray or she’s really an idiot, but I’m still very focused on treating my blaring trigger of an injury, meanwhile she’s wondering what I want...
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    bad dreams about your therapist?

    I’ve had many. Dreamed she sneakily and abruptly cut my hair one time...wtf not cool
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    Does anyone else experience “calm” stress?

    Distraction and mindfulness is the only thing that works for me. I used to love hitting up the gym but I've had to stop doing strenuous stuff until I'm medically cleared, so for now I manage my hyperarousal by completing tasks, but reminding myself to take deep breaths, and not to feed into the...
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    Menstruation Issues - HELP!!!!!!

    Not sure if it makes you feel any better, but I usually get mine on the 1st of every month. I have yet to get mine and it's due to the sheer stress and anxiety I'm in (I have a buttload of upcoming tests and assessments that are stressing me out beyond belief - I will likely be hospitalized over...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    Thanks. I did the needle test too - not a good time!
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    Other Inhaled Steroids (for asthma)

    I was taking 'Symbicort', which is a combination of a steroid and a long-acting bronchodilator - 2 puffs in AM and 2 in PM, and was available as a rescue vs. ventolin. However, since the PTSD and my ongoing symptoms and issues I was finding it really hard to remember my inhaler. So, I recently...
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    Did you ever try to go back to work?

    That's pretty much what I'm waiting for - however it's become crazily apparent to me that I'm still too ill (physically and mentally) to work even if I wanted to. I wrote in my other post of how I'm recording all of my goals for the day, symptoms, intensity, plan of action/treatment and outcomes...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    Well, interesting that I read all of this today. Firstly, thanks for sharing - I've had my own share of horrible stories like that and can appreciate how awful you must've felt. At one time I was triggered really bad in a session, and in the back of my mind I figured my next session would be one...
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    What's In a Name?

    I've tried to 'middle name' my therapist - you know, when you're in trouble and your mother calls you by your full name. Although I don't know her middle name, so when she says something that I don't want to answer, I end up saying her full first and last name. I enjoy it because it usually...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    No one has offered more than CBT or meds. Also any thought of me doing any kind of prevention work is dubbed as avoidance. I feel f*cked either way.
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    Is There A Point To Continuing Anything Therapeutic That Has No Predictable Schedule?

    I tried to book in regularly with my therapist, and I was able to for as many sessions were approved. However, throughout the time we have been together she has cancelled a few times a week before (a few times rescheduled a few days before) and the last time it has been a month's warning of her...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    Thank you, I have taken a screenshot and when I feel capable of giving it the attention it deserves I will look it up. I have create a daily symptom log/journal to hopefully communicate to these “service providers” just how much I actually AM trying and what 10 days (if I make it that far) in...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    You know, now that you put it this way and given my issues/concerns, I've never realized how true this is. Thanks for the eye-opener!
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    I recently made 2 posts, and in getting my thoughts out here with you guys I think I finally have determined that my resistance is towards people who are pushing me into something when I'm not ready. I told my therapist many times that I am a self-starter, and a very motivated individual. I've...
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    Did you ever try to go back to work?

    I recently made 2 posts, and in getting my thoughts out here with you guys I think I finally have determined that my resistance is towards people who are pushing me into something when I'm not ready. I told my therapist many times that I am a self-starter, and a very motivated individual. I've...
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    Did you ever try to go back to work?

    Exactly. This has happened with the whole concern about me and “check ins” post accident. I get life moves on and everything, but I wake up every single morning with a headache and battling body pains. Hard to look forward to anything when that’s what you’re given to start with. Not to emotion...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    Thanks. I will look into it. My old physio (the one I had before switching to another) tried to force on me the book “pain and nothing but” or something like that. It was still pretty early in my recovery and he threatened me by saying “do you want me to write to worker’s comp they you’re...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    Funny you mention that book as I have read that somewhere else and have already looked it up. See the thing for me if I believe I am on the middle road. What gets me is when outside forces push me beyond where I am. I know there isn’t much more I can do to “fix” my body right now, it will take...
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    Did you ever try to go back to work?

    I'm not so much worried about letting my old job down, it was mostly me rationalizing how my current symptoms are valid concerns that would cause barriers for me as those are things I'd constantly be worried about. What I mean is what else will suffer at the cost of accommodating me in this...
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    Therapist telling me it's time to move on

    I’ve told her the lack of acknowledgement towards my efforts of what I AM doing to used skills and etc is hard for me to handle. Last session she seems to have eased up on it a tad. It sucks that when I get that triggered I explode with emotion and hugely lack proper communication skills. I...
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