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Originally Posted by lastyearisblank
Mine is to share any drinking or other things similar to that.
I also have to share anything self-destructive (I do not SI but other things that could be classed like that).
It drives me crazy because I'm in therapy to stop feeling so bad. Those things help feel better. And now they're part of the condition to be in therapy? NO THANKS!!!
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It doesn't sound like you are not being asked to not do those things, but to share when you do them. Those are dysfunctional behaviors, presumably ones you want to work on and hope you will not have forever. If your T knows you are doing these things, it can help her help you better. I have heard some Ts request (maybe contract?) that clients with substance issues not come to sessions high or inebriated.
I do understand how a contract can be offputting. The T could also just request that you tell her when you have self-harmed or drunk instead of putting it in writing.
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Originally Posted by lastyearisblank
For me it's like "does anyone really care if I do these things? no!" so who cares?
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I don't understand the leap from your therapist wanting you to share with her when you drink or self-harm to she doesn't care about you.
