Has Anyone Had A Christian Therapist

[sonicwhite]

What I mean is the therapy revolves around the bible. The New Testament. I mean I love this. It was like what God called to be together. I have no attaction to the woman but I feel as tho maybe she is right and all the other Christians are right.


She said I was chosen. I was like how did you know that? And what's up is everybody on the christianforums have said the same thing. Anoint my head with oil. Pray over the walls. Pray over the house that the demonic forces will leave.


Now mind you I leave with two gay ppl so there has got to be some spiritual friction. Not saying gays are going to hell. But I believe the bible. Sorry if I offend anyone.


So should I try this treatment since I really don't deal with flashbacks unless there drug induced? Or should I try the more conventional treatment for PTSD as in those in war vets and stuff? Please I love my therapist. She is the most awesome person I have ever met so don't knock her. Just coming here for a little advice.

 

[sonicwhite]

Anyone please. I have so much anxiety and I know it needs to be treated with therapy and not a benzo so I can control the trial I go through.

 

[void]

@sonicwhite

How much exposure did you have to Xtianity before seeing this T?
How long have you been seeing her?

 

[Dergrosse]

I had gone to a Christian therapist a few years ago. She was nice, but I didn't really find it helpful. We talked, prayed, then I'd leave. Her answer was forgiveness was key. I'm a horrible person compared to God and he forgives me, so I should forgive my abuser. Helped in the short term but did nothing for the long term, at least not for me.

 

[hodge]

Sonicwhite, my first therapist since PTSD was a Lutheran. I was a practicing Catholic. But our faiths didn't really enter into the relationship except in terms of some extra support, maybe, as we both have a prayer life.

I have always been a faithful person, but I have never experienced therapy to be a predominantly faith-based experience. It might be nice sometimes, but definitely not necessary as current therapeutic practices basically incorporate Christian human rights values, so there is no need for anything particularly denominational or biblical.

I personally have always tended to shy away from anyone who makes sweeping pronouncements like "you are chosen."

Hope this makes sense.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Therapist are people first. So I guess what I am attempting to say is denominational therapist are people with their take on those correlations between modality, methodology and their elected denomination in the manner they believe that it applies. Inotherwords not all therapist treat their patients the same under the denomination of Christianity.

For example...DBT has been known to me to be explained (by some Ts) as leaning towards a loose form of Buddhism, however, those Therapist that I am mentioning are Christian. So one cross is not the same as one blanketed practice among denominational Ts and/or church.

So with that stated... perhaps the gay roommate thing was a debate for theology among Christians or members on another thread- as all Christians do not view example- Leviticus (within the various Biblical Interpretations) with the same accord. I understand you offered you meant no harm. Yet...their sexual preference or same sex attraction is mutually exclusive from your pose or question to heal.

Insofar as Christian forums, I monitored on one for years, so I can assure you, not all Christian Forums feel Spiritual Warfare Strategies preempt learning action urges, meditation (or contemplative prayer) for self regulation or healing within flashback periods. So I offer perhaps read up on the science side of the modalities that will compliment your current therapy as God made scientist too. :clown::hug:

EMDR is one that worked for me extremely well with a Jewish T. One of my Christian Therapist worked with me on a Somatic Level. My current therapist is assisting me with mindfulness and DBT radical approach. There are so many options.

It was brave of you to put this question out here.:tup: May you find what you are seeking to heal. Prayers, blessings and hugs to you...

 

[hodge]

I wish I could like your post a thousand times, Recovery.

 

[Whyteferret]

I had gone to a Christian therapist a few years ago. She was nice, but I didn't really find it helpfu...

@Dergrosse @sonicwhite
That's so part of my experience as well. Her therapy was a lot of prayer and telling me how horrible sinner I was and forgiveness. I didn't need that. I ended up feeling more dirty, horrible, guilty than before. I left therapy for over 15 years and traumatized by what happened in therapy.

That would be my concern with a therapist identifying as any religion- the religion being more important than the therapy. Or they really don't understand the dynamics of PTSD treatment.

 

[hodge]

Ack, Whyteferret, the last thing any of us needs is some self-righteous person telling us we deserve what we got. We DIDN'T! No one should be allowed to treat anyone the way our abusers treated us. No ifs, ands or buts about it. No religion, either. It was wrong, wrong, wrong. And if we didn't happen to be the "right" kind of practicing Christians? F anyone who says we deserved it. We didn't. No one does. God, I am so sorry for the dynamics of your situation, Whyteferret. You did not have a therapist. You had malpractice, in my opinion.

I am really getting tired of mincing my words and trying to be diplomatic about so much overt evil in the world, especially now with our situation in the US, where we are at grave risk of having a psychopathic despot elected to the presidency. You know what? They don't deserve anyone being diplomatic towards them. They deserve the plain outspoken truth.

Eh, sorry for veering off the topic of your thread.

 

[sonicwhite]

No, my therapist says I never got the unconditional love I needed when I was a child. She is right! And what I mean is she has been abuse abandoned and suffered too to the point where she felt she had no other option than to help ppl.

She said if we need to change anything just tell me. So that's why I posted this question.


I'm not going to throw away a good the raps because she is Christian. It was the first thing that came out of my mouth. Look! I'm not judging ppl. And this forum isn't for spiritual warfare talk. But there is a lot of that in this world that ppl don't see.


So while I'm suffering because I was raped by two guards and they put a catheter in me and pull it out with the balloon opened it traumatized me. She knows I've been through trauma. She knows all of this.


I have been in my room for eight years just ruminating why I am living, why am I still here? So all in all.. I will take in consideration what you say but I'm not determining what I do yet by ppl who oppose Christian theology.


I will be what I set out to be. A Pentecostal preacher. No one is going to stop that. Whatever anyone thinks and I thank you for responding. God will mold out of His will for my life.


If she jumps the line I will tell her. But she shows me a love of a parent. Something I never got.

 

[Whyteferret]

@hodge
I haven't even asked about my current therapist's religion. It has no relevance.

@sonicwhite
I just read the post again. I wasn't there. But, being told that you were "chosen" concerns me. What was the context? No one is "chosen" to be sexually assaulted- except by the perp.
If the context was that you were chosen for trauma- RUN from her. She's going to hurt your recovery.

 

[sonicwhite]

Chosen To be a Pentecostal preacher.