Just looking for feedback, i guess - reaction to appointment summary

[Freida]

And then I'd find every relevant scientific journal article. So. Not. Helpful.

LOL yep -- I make my T's nuts with my need to research everything!

 

[Teamwork]

The phrase is often used by my psychologist and has meant to me that it’s a normal response to what you are working with coupled with where you are at in your journey. I like that my psychologist emails me answers to what questions I have as it gives me a chance to keep it present and I get a picture of not how what he thinks but what direction he is heading in as I don’t get these in office conversations. I seem to forget quite a bit of what went on in the actual appt. so when I get an email response, I feel good for the most part. If I get startled by what he says as does happen too, I know to wait, go slow and process it instead of knee jerk response. What goes on in my thinking is for me to sort out, which also sounds like what you’re trying to do.

 

[EveHarrington]

I was really confused as to how to respond so I just followed what others were saying. I wasn’t quite sure what you were looking for.

 

[Phantom Shadow]

Maybe it is the way your T an the other T,s hand the stress of our dumping everything on them. Departmentalize our problems so it doesn't get under their skin so they don't have to go to a T .Just attempting to see it from there side

 

[Victory]

Maybe they are for insurance purposes hence the reason why they are vague... I wouldn't read them if the...

That's exactly what my T told me, that they are for insurance purposes, so the notes are intentionally neutral to protect my confidentiality, while still ensuring that the insurance company is satisfied enough to pay the bill. That really helped take the sting out of it for me, because yes, those reports are so invalidating. She said the main concern is whether a patient has suicide ideation or intentions of harming others. I noticed that she in each and every report she said that I did not express interest in suicide or violence toward anyone else, and I guess at the end of the day, even though I want everyone to know what a horrible person my abuser was, it is comforting to know that the confidentiality of my sessions is guarded so closely.

 

[Angelwings]

I get periodic ones for workers comp. however even those are geared to my currently wellbeing, spe...

@Bananie, Good to know!