Therapy... How To Decide Enough Is Enough...

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I have to see a therapist to get my medications. I tell her stuff and I do like her but she alw...

@bettyboopvines I don't know. Doesn't sound right to me.

What type of therapy are you doing? How long have you been with this therapist? Is it strictly medication or is there another reason you are with this particular therapist?

 

[Muted]

Good for you @Gia1019 . So proud of you for sharing like that! It must be one of t...

Thank you, she's a very safe person for me. I'm not sure I was super blunt and I can't remember everything that I said but that's one of the things I like about my T is that she just has this ability of understanding and hearing me usually. She also asks good questions.

It's just hard sometimes to get it all out because things are really hard for me right now and I don't feel very grounded. Sometimes it's hard for me to verbalize things because I feel so much chaos inside my mind and that majorally increases my anxiety. It's like how can I express the inner chaos I don't understand myself...

I don't know if any of this makes sense at all, I just feel out of sorts right now.

 

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Thank you, she's a very safe person for me. I'm not sure I was super blunt and I can't remember everyth...

It makes perfect sense. Those are such important things. Trust and feeling safe with your therapist are crucial to healing. Taking steps with her beside you is more than just needed.

Asking good questions also makes you think things through. Again, a very good quality. Sounds like you have a win/win situation. So glad you were able to open up to her and be heard. That was brave and it looks like you were well received. So proud of you. You sound much more optimistic than before.

 

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It makes perfect sense. Those are such important things. Trust and feeling safe with your therapist a...

Thanks @stp2012 for your encouragement. We've had very few bad sessions and I think it just really throws me off when we do. Sometimes it feels like she's the only consistent person in my internal world right now.

 

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I know what you mean. Same for me. I have only 2 people in my 'circle' - none are family - and I really don't know how I would have managed without them. I have a really close friend and my therapist who has been walking with me this whole time.

Not all sessions are good, sometimes I leave running, but he's always understanding and we work it out. He is a safe person even if it doesn't always feel like it. Sometimes he has to be the bad guy to help me dig deeper. I'm probably one of his most stubborn clients. :)

 

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I know what you mean. Same for me. I have only 2 people in my 'circle' - none are family - and I real...

Lol, I can be a bit stubborn myself, nothing wrong with us helping them grow a little as therapists right?:rolleyes:

 

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You make me laugh! I can't imagine adding to his repetoire, but who knows... maybe I do. Patience for one, having to repeat himself several times before I get what he's trying to say, refresh my memory, probably having the same conversation more than a few times... I zone out occationally - I doubt that's very helpful to either of us.

 

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Lol, I hear ya...sometimes I think it's kind of bad when my T remembers my life better than I do!!!

My poor t, she will patiently explain something over and over to me and then suddenly it's like 'ohhh thaaaatts what you were trying to say:)'!!!

 

[BurgersandFries]

This may be a stupid question...but have you shared these feelings and thoughts with your T?

Hi ladee,

Yes. I've had this conversation, in very clear terms, over and over because I was afraid. it was my ptsd symptoms or I was blind to an area. I wanted to be very thoughtful and deliberate in my actions because it's a big move and I wanted to make sure that I felt stable and confident about it, while keeping my self-respect and dignity. I also felt it was very important to honor the relationship and the work I'd done.