Thread: I Am Angry
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Old Sep 26, 2005, 06:28 PM
darkeyes darkeyes is offline
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Yes, I stay clear of any therapist that may divulge their beliefs to me, I prefer one that does not bring religion, occult, and even some of the top psychoanalysts like Freud, etc., I have no problem if they pick, choose and collect different theories of the past T's. Gathering of info from different places, specialists, can be helpful, but I do not believe it is healthy if a T only follows one past psychoanalyst's theories and literature, I prefer someone that hasn't locked into one and only one professional's train of thought or pattern. I had only one T, that I discontinued seeing, he was also a pastor of some religion, so that interfered with his ways and reasons of how "I" should forgive and "work" at our marriage things. Yep, that was the last time I went to him, the others after him were what I would think a professional in that field should be, unbiased to "beliefs" and more on true scientific based stuff.
Please anyone reading this, this is only my personal feeling, everyone is entitled to their own feelings/beliefs, and I respect that.
Just one thing, I feel it is unfair and narrow, to knock a whole profession or area of science, due to bad experiences from a few vs thousands.
I do know and understand though (relating to my own personal experiences and those close to me) that we can get so frustrated, depressed and burnt out, that we tend to paint the whole world black, no lightness shining in.
There are good and bad in everything and everybody, it depends what we decide to believe and see promise or just obsess, fixating on all the negatives. In the begining of therapy and my DX given to me 5 years ago, triggered from another person, I too was ANGRY, I can't believe how I managed it so well, maybe it was therapy? Maybe it was a combo, therapy and meds.? Or just maybe, it was the combo of 3, therapy, meds., and myself. I have a pdoc who once in awhile when I question meds.,time past, and if I progressed from just that? Without that do I disenegrate? He actually said, "don't sell yourself short", a whole lot of the progress was of my doing, not all the med and therapy regimen. Feels good when you hear that. I can really feel for you, the anger, frustration, and depression.
It can consume you, are you abble to seek a new T and/or pdoc? Maybe you need a change, it happens, the chemistry between client and t, not always mix. Please do not give up, it takes time, but you'll get there.
I wish for all, better times, and brighter tomorrows.
They are possible.

Sincerely,
DE
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