Responses To Your Therapist That You Will Probably Never Say

[Deleted member 12723]

Good for you @Ocean5 You are very wise.

 

[Ocean5]

@Link Removed Thanks - Wish I had been wiser about this sooner

 

[Justmehere]

T: so, same time next week?

What I wanted to say: I hate therapy, this was awful, I feel terrible, no way in hell am I coming back next week...

What I actually said: Yep. See you next week.

No wonder I need therapy.

 

[Changing4Best]

I think I don't need therapy any longer.

 

[Ronin]

Psychiatrist: You're just intellectualizing your life.
Me: ... It's called thinking motherf*cker. And it saves my life. Over and over. Shut the f*ck up and move it.

Psychiatrist: You're incapable of making decisions in your life.
Me: I just decided I don't need gaslighty sons of bitches like you in it. Because God forbid I start considering your words as remotely true.

Psychiatrist: Why do you even object that diagnosis, others with it are comfortable.
Me: Because it's just not correct, it never has been correct, I can f*cking research, I've spent years researching this for myself and others, you're using outdated manuals, and I'm not other people. Or in the business of waiting to be labeled and medicated for life and never improving.

Psychiatrist: You really can't transfer me. It's just not possible.
Me: (after a bit of a time) Watch this.

Psychiatrist: I've been the best one you've had.
Me: A few exes told me that, too.

Psychiatrist: It doesn't matter what you say or do. You're not getting out of this hospital. Whine about it some more, ECT to go.
Me: Remind me why you talked about your family when you thought I'm deep under again. And for the love of god keep staying away.

 

[Friday]

Because God forbid I start considering your words as remotely true.

Amen.

 

[1127sg]

Having severe abandonment issues, I'm always so afraid my therapist, like so many other people in my life, is going to leave me. The other day she said: " you and I aren't going anywhere. ". We both realized what she said at the same time and both burst out laughing. (It sounded like she was saying we aren't getting anywhere in therapy). I also count the times every session she says "in terms of", then tell her at the end how many times she said it.

 

[1127sg]

Sometimes I sit down and say "let's talk about YOU today, I'm sick of you getting to know everything about me." She answers with "why is it important for you to know about me"? I say "because I'm nosy why else?"

 

[OhSoLittleMouse]

I thought a thread of what you would like to really respond to your therapists cliches would be interes...

It doesn't work if you can't answer those simple questions. He/she is trying to garner responses from you so they adjust their method of training to help you work through issues. Sounds to me that you aren't wanting to get deep and into the nitty gritty. Maybe find a different therapist and start from the beginning being ernest.

 

[Queen Boudica]

Can you PLEASE stop picking your ear! (or at least get it checked for skin cancer)

 

[Deleted member 29920]

Your regular throat clearing noises are really bugging me!

Please don't look at me like that :wideeyed:

How can you help me if you don't believe me?

 

[Justmehere]

I saw a new psychiatrist today. I showed up 10 minutes early to make sure I had the right place. I did all the paperwork and waited and waited. 40 minutes after my appointment time, he finally called me back. I told him, "I have to use the restroom, I'll be right there.

He said, "I like my patients to be ready when I call them."

I wanted to say many things that ran through my head in that moment, but I didn't say them.

Instead, I said "I will just be a moment." And went to use the bathroom. After using the restroom, I went into his office.

We started going through symptoms and history.

He said: "You have been through abuse? Was it as a child or adult?"

Me: "Both. I survived physical, sexual, and verbal abuse as a child and adult." (I have found that this answer usually satisfies most docs at an initial appointment.)

New psychiatrist: "Tell me more about the trauma as a child."

Me: "I am not comfortable getting into details right now. You can call my therapist if you want more info that would help clinically."

New psychiatrist (not even looking up): "You are safe here."

Me: "Good to know."

New psychiatrist (still not looking up from whatever he was reading or writing): "So tell me more about the trauma."

What I wanted to say: "It was traumatic."

Oh wait I did actually say that....

What the psychiatrist did say: "I see. I guess it makes sense to not want to talk about it."

What the psychiatrist probably wanted to say but didn't:
"Geez, you are a smart a**."

What I didn't say but wanted to, "ah, those years of schooling really paid off doc." Or "Your powers of deduction are amazing."

I am glad I didn't either of those things... and I'm glad I didn't make an appointment to return.