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Originally Posted by learning1
I told t about a friend of mine who found out she has a serious illness recently. I think a lot of therapists would just empathize and be supportive. He asked me why I didn't tell her I'm sad and pushed me to tell her that. It's probably good advice, so I don't mind, especially in this situation. It's just that with practically anything I talk about he's not unlikely to come back with pointed questions or advice like that.
Would you guys feel like your t was telling you you were doing something wrong if they did that? Does your t do that much?
I suppose I wanted a t who does that some. But it's hard to imagine feeling okay to chat openly with him like I would with a friend knowing that he does that. Maybe you're just not supposed to be that comfortable in therapy?
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my therapist always wants to know how Im feeling, and when Im not saying how Im feeling she asks why Im not talking about my feelings.
thats what mental health therapy is all about. its a place and person you can go to and talk about your problems/ things you have to encounter and deal with in your life. By talking about problems / life situations and feelings you can put those things into perspective and solve the problems, fell better, feel less like you are bottling up things inside..
its like theres physical therapy for the physical health stuff and working out those problems like muscles, bones, and then there mental health therapy for working out how you feel and what you think about, how you think about things, and how you behave, how to keep on track and in the positive with handling mental disorders and sometimes learn better ways to interact with others,
mental health providers are supposed to ask feelings kinds of questions. thats how I know when I have a great therapist. one who doesnt care to do their job right and one who doesnt care about whats best for the client wont ask the client about their feelings.