Annoying Therapy Questions

[Elphaba]

T once said "and one of these days we have to talk about what's going on in your head"

 

[alixipain]

talk about what's going on in your head"

have not got that one yet, not sure if they want in there on me.

 

[Srain]

T once said "and one of these days we have to talk about what's going on in your head"

Well, if not now when? Hmmm nope, haven't heard it HA!

 

[OKRADLAK]

Cash, credit, or insurance? Takes all the care out of the process..............

 

[Awakening]

Cash, credit, or insurance? Takes all the care out of the process..............

Ouch!

 

[Innordinate]

Do you think that's a reasonable expectation?

 

[Marie E.]

So, what are we going to talk about today? Shall we?

I'm sorry, I'm not getting you, can you please explain better?

 

[anthony]

Funny.... I read these exact questions in my study texts, and I just laugh. I understand there function, that is the questions are open ended, looking for the patient to fill in the blanks and remove the therapist planting suggestions, yet those with PTSD aren't the most forthcoming people to just lay out their trauma... so whilst there valid in general therapy, I see many issues with such questions in treating trauma.

 

[Lionheart]

I simply hate it when my T asks "How are you doing?"

I want to say, "Well, I am disabled with PTSD, suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, FIbromyalgia, COPD, Major Depressive Disorder, and my feet are flat............I am 50 years old, single, lonely, and live at home with my 75 year old mother, I have a brother that has schizophrenia, my father is dying from Cancer and the Pdoc wants to give me 1/2 mg doses of the medicine that I need to deal with the anxiety.................How the H*ll do you think I am doing?"

Sorry...probably not my nicest post, but it really does irk me sometimes!!!

 

[Nighthawk]

How was your week?
Maybe the time span should be shorter like how was the last 5 min?

 

[Ricanoland]

I had a "Mental Exam" to see how I am doing or what not last week...

and in the first 3 mins I got asked 3 times in 3 different ways did I want to die.

Do you want to kill yourself?
Do you have thoughts of harming yourself?
Do you ever consider pain as a release?

...no, no, no...

I came to you for help so I would not do that, so stop asking me that! am I suppose too be killing me self its bad enough my body feels like it doing that on its own >.>

Rica

 

[maddog]

For me, it's the stock standard and extremely valid "what thoughts are you having when x is happening..."

It's his ever incessant attempt to get me to stop focusing on negative feelings and to begin focusing on controlling and altering the thoughts that lead to them.

Sure, I get it intellectually and rationally, good work T. But...

Goddamit it drives me crazy sometimes!!!

Maddog