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Using my name in the title to this post fits. Long post.
My last therapist told me stuff which I knew was wrong about PTSD. At least my gut told me it was wrong. When I saw him I didn't know there was such thing as a Trauma/PTSD therapist. I didn't know that until getting back on this forum. I erroneously believed any T who handled childhood abuse could deal with PTSD. And I certainly didn't know about CPTSD.
I was going to go back to him because I couldn't find anyone else locally to see. I live in an isolated area.
Then another T I wanted to see suddenly showed up again, calling me just today. Phew. She's got 25 plus experience in PTSD with combat, sexual abuse, and ritual abuse (RA). So I think she's experienced enough to help me. I'm a ritual abuse survivor.
Anyway, former T told me not to worry about my avoidance of the outdoors. He said it would just naturally go away and not to dwell on it. Hasn't happened. As a matter of fact it's gotten worse after losing another dog since I last saw him. I initially saw him because of the loss of two dogs, one essentially bleeding to death internally from a tick borne disease (TBD). This TBD is nicknamed "doggy AIDS." It's one of worst types of TBDs a dog can get. I didn't know that until well after my young dog had died a horrible death. Death triggers me because I'm an RA survivor. Obviously that T lacked experience with PTSD/Trauma and RA.
I can't understand flip answers like that to serious questions. If he didn't know he should of told me or referred me to another T.
Also I brought up some issues I wanted to work on and he steered clear of them. I thought that was odd. He never stated his reasoning for his abrupt change in the subject matter after I mentioned them. I told him the issues a second time, and he skirted them, giving them a wide berth. Very odd.
I'm one these people who wants to heal; wants to delve into difficult issues. I've worked hard on my healing. Yet that T didn't want to go there at all.
With the new T who has experience, I'll have to address some issues up front about women Ts. I haven't had a good track record with them. Though I feel comfortable with her already. She very disarming. So right up front I'll bring them up along with avoidance of any outside stimuli, and the issues I brought up with the former T.
I've been doing therapy for over 25 years so I'm not scared to look at whatever is necessary to gain more freedom in my life.
My last therapist told me stuff which I knew was wrong about PTSD. At least my gut told me it was wrong. When I saw him I didn't know there was such thing as a Trauma/PTSD therapist. I didn't know that until getting back on this forum. I erroneously believed any T who handled childhood abuse could deal with PTSD. And I certainly didn't know about CPTSD.
I was going to go back to him because I couldn't find anyone else locally to see. I live in an isolated area.
Then another T I wanted to see suddenly showed up again, calling me just today. Phew. She's got 25 plus experience in PTSD with combat, sexual abuse, and ritual abuse (RA). So I think she's experienced enough to help me. I'm a ritual abuse survivor.
Anyway, former T told me not to worry about my avoidance of the outdoors. He said it would just naturally go away and not to dwell on it. Hasn't happened. As a matter of fact it's gotten worse after losing another dog since I last saw him. I initially saw him because of the loss of two dogs, one essentially bleeding to death internally from a tick borne disease (TBD). This TBD is nicknamed "doggy AIDS." It's one of worst types of TBDs a dog can get. I didn't know that until well after my young dog had died a horrible death. Death triggers me because I'm an RA survivor. Obviously that T lacked experience with PTSD/Trauma and RA.
I can't understand flip answers like that to serious questions. If he didn't know he should of told me or referred me to another T.
Also I brought up some issues I wanted to work on and he steered clear of them. I thought that was odd. He never stated his reasoning for his abrupt change in the subject matter after I mentioned them. I told him the issues a second time, and he skirted them, giving them a wide berth. Very odd.
I'm one these people who wants to heal; wants to delve into difficult issues. I've worked hard on my healing. Yet that T didn't want to go there at all.
With the new T who has experience, I'll have to address some issues up front about women Ts. I haven't had a good track record with them. Though I feel comfortable with her already. She very disarming. So right up front I'll bring them up along with avoidance of any outside stimuli, and the issues I brought up with the former T.
I've been doing therapy for over 25 years so I'm not scared to look at whatever is necessary to gain more freedom in my life.
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