Responses To Your Therapist That You Will Probably Never Say

[Ed Norton]

rainy_daze I do indeed hate the interruptions, sometimes it is in the form of a phone call. It makes me feel anxious and rushed, then I start to talk fast and my therapist then says I am being hypomanic. I just can not win LOL. One day I will get her in line though:cool:

 

[ISupportHer]

Wake me when we're done

 

[Changing4Best]

My T will pick up her phone to see who's calling, but she does not answer it except rarely. I agree, it should not be this way. She never even answers my emails, for cryin' out loud, what right does she have to answer a phone call!

 

[Hashi]

since my therapist is the supervisor there are constant interruptions.

sometimes it is in the form of a phone call.

What's going on? I've never heard of any therapy where the therapist is constantly interrupted. I think that's about the therapist and not about the people doing the interrupting - the therapist shouldn't expect (or accept) a single interruption, surely?

I'm confused. How can this fit with guidelines and ethics? What type of therapy would allow this?

 

[Changing4Best]

I agree with Hashi's statements!

 

[amethist]

There are so many things I would like to say to the therapist my husband has just stopped seeing, here are just a few.

"You are wanting to know the real reason my husband has cancelled his appointment with you, even though he tried to tell you for a few weeks that you were driving him further and further down hill each week.

You saw him having an episode in your office and left him sat there going through it with out helping him, then told him his session was over.

You had him repeat time and time again what had effected him over the years and never took some of it seriously, you said some of the things were red herrings. Yet his diagnosis was based on them.

You never gave him tools to use to help him work through his episodes better and easier.

Now your wondering why he quit seeing you, surely the above is enough to let you know you got it wrong."

Enough said.

 

[Changing4Best]

@amethist , I sympathize with your hubby, I'd have quit that therapist too! I wonder if there is a therapist in your area that deals with PTSD, which obviously that one did not.

 

[Deleted member 10686]

No, it's not because I'm a Gemini.

 

[AFletcher8]

I'd like to first say that I get on fairly well with my therapist. Last week he gave me permission to tell him to 'shut up'. This means some of the things I've wanted to say but have been repressing I can happily say aloud.

Eg. I had a chest infection in our last session and I commented that my immune system was 'purely decorative'
T started on a metaphoric line of 'no defences', 'vulnerability' etc
At this point I stopped him and clarified that childhood illness had genuinely crippled my immune system.
He actually had a laugh at his own tendency to read too much into things.

I'm contemplating being a bit more open regarding the therapeutic relationship, but I don't know if releasing all my 'crazies' in one go is such a wise idea.

I must say this thread is making me feel so much better though, can't believe some of the stupid / inappropriate things therapists have said.

 

[The Albatross]

"Wow, that was easy." (sarcasm intended)

 

[Changing4Best]

I'm contemplating being a bit more open regarding the therapeutic relationship, but I don't know if releasing all my 'crazies' in one go is such a wise idea.

Share them one at a time, letting them go all at once would be too much for you and for your therapist. They tend to deal with one issue at a time, and so should you!

 

[AFletcher8]

Share them one at a time, letting them go all at once would be too much for you and for your therapist. They tend to deal with one issue at a time, and so should you!

That is what i've been doing but somehow this approch got noticed and T was understanding but a little hurt that I'm not TOTALLY open. Decided to talk about why so T inderstands and doesn't think i'm just being akward. Ill let y'all know how it goes tomo night.