The Things I Say To My Therapist

[Recovery4Me]

T: You will never be functional, best you can hope for is to be relatively dysfunctional. And about happiness... Eh.

(((hugs))) Please consider reviewing the cognitive distortions so that you might call your T out on that type of sabotaging response. I often have literally refuted statements uttered in group PTSD sessions in which the therapist chooses to engage in that type of all or nothing thinking. I do it as gently as possible and utter CBT in connection of the T's mistake. It is a leveler as well as a compassionate reminder that their words are as equally important to consider prior to being uttered. jmho

 

[Ronin]

Please consider reviewing the cognitive distortions so that you might call your T out on that type of sabotaging response.

^^ Wot Recovery said.

What he's doing is unprofessional. He's not supposed to promote false information and a sense of despair within the client. It's also, as pointed out, erroneous thinking on his part. Comes double danger given he's working with someone underage. He should mind the things he says to people more carefully, especially working with developmentally & otherwise vulnerable populations.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Me: " I am giving you permission to tell me how crazy I am by today's standards. You see before, my dyslexia was toted as having a smaller brain; people were given electroshock to become un-homosexual (so I was very quiet), and now PTSD has stigma. So I am not too worried about the additional labels. So what else do I have as this tire can only get so flat ?"

*T looks down on floor, then back up to meet with kind eyes. We have bridged an understanding on my take of DSM -&/or- Shakespeare:clown: ~
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

 

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T: I'd hope you'd ask me what that look is about..
Me: I don't look at you that much anyway! :p

 

[Ronin]

'And do we /really/ have to talk about it?
Why can't I just spam you with head-meet-brick-wall, and 'f*ck's?'