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Originally Posted by zooropa
my T is very dismissive regarding any suicidal thoughts or feelings I have. It's disconcerting, to say the least. I don't understand it, and it hurts. It's like she has a policy of not talking about it. So if I go in there and say I am suicidal, it is guaranteed that we will NOT talk about me being suicidal. I don't know if it's a DBT thing or not. I wish I had Linehan's book so I could see if that is part of her instructions of how to handle sui clients or what.
I'm just saying, fallen, that I understand how you feel. I've been seeing my T for over a year and she is very supportive and caring in other ways, but if I talk about being sui or indicate it on my diary card, it is not something we can talk about. If I try to talk about it in session, she will not respond. It's difficult.  |
I'm sorry that you're having difficulties with this in your own life
However, it's good to know that I'm not alone in this.
It is weird, though, because we talked about it and everything, but in the end, it just amounted to I was free to end my life if I so desire. We talked about what was going on and everything, and we talked about the attempt, and the feelings, but then it was over. No "I'm glad you're safe," or anything. It was just whatever.