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I picked out my T years two years before I even called her. I saw a blurb in the paper about a lecture she was giving on father daughter relationships. At that time I thought "Hmmm, maybe all my issues are because my father died when I was a little girl."
I said to my husband, if I ever get the guts to go to therapy, I'm going to call her. I cut the blurb out of the paper and saved it.
Two years later, when I was driving into oncoming city traffic with screeching brakes and people swerving, and me not knowing how I got there, (always the last to know, lol) I knew it was either pick up the phone or die. Because I love my hubby, I made the call.
Turns out her "specialty" is PTSD. I would not say she was an "expert" on D-disorders then, but she certainly had extensive knowledge and experience with trauma and abuse. What I admire about her is that she continues to stay educated. She is always flitting off to some conference or another. She is also one of the T's the news has on as a contributer. (I did not know this at first, so when I had a mouthful of coffee and turned on the TV and there was T, I inhaled my coffee by mistake and nearly drowned.)
I was only going to see her because my brothers died and I was falling apart due to "grief issues." Surprise, surprise.
And yes, a lot of my issues were because of my father, but for very different reasons.
I am just getting to this issue, which I have been resisting. It will hurt the most.
But, I believe it will be the final chapter.
I have been in therapy for 13 years working my butt off. But the payoff has been worth every tear drop.
Last edited by Orange_Blossom; Sep 05, 2009 at 10:57 AM.
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