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Originally Posted by lastyearisblank
Hi peaches, sorry you are going through this. I would have been hurt by the dbt comment too.
It sounds like your therapist is a bit confused right now. It sounds like she is still reeling to be quite honest. I am confused why she would be talking about retirement right NOW. Retirement can be an extremely stressful and it has only been 6 weeks since her losing a parent. Maybe that is putting her off her game? It sounds like she does not want to leave you.
I too hate getting brusque and/or pushy advice. I try hard to remember that the other person thinks they are "helping." But it still drives me crazy!!!!!
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Hi Lastyearisblank,
I don't know why she is thinking about retirement now. But she started thinking about it 1 year ago, so it's not all of a sudden. It just seems like something has brought it up to her mind more seriously again.
It hurts me that she initially talked as though she'd retire and go back to private practice and keep me as a patient, but later alluded to termination down the road and perhaps seeing someone else. Maybe she forgot she told me the former thing and changed her mind in the meantime?
Yes, it's weird how she has suddenly started being so pushy. She's been taking a lot of time off work too, so I've missed 4 sessions in the last 2 months. It has thrown my feeling of connection with her and my stability out of whack somewhat. But all i can do is chalk it up to her having some issues right now, maybe because of her mom.