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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions
I need help.
I have been getting a lot of feedback from group T members who really want me to attend group tonight. After the conversation I had with xgrpcoT last night, I am quite leery about my T.
Now, one of the things I said I couldn't manage was all the changes that T was making to the group at one time, especially when I'm going through so much - having the group member that was threatening return, having a new member and having a new co-facilitator.
In the past, T has said that he would always be mindful of the needs of group members when it came to bringing in someone new - he assesses the atmosphere to be sure that it's a good time to bring them on.
Well, he mentioned last week that threatening-member was returning tonight. I emailed him asking if the new member was also attending tonight - and if so, if he could hold off having them attend this week so that I could have a final session.
Two days later, he responded (today) saying the new group member will be attending tonight.
I am not surprised. I feel like it's a power play on his part, maintaining his controlling stance. It feels like a big F U to me, honestly. Since I'm phasing out, who cares about what I need or what I'm asking for.
So here I am, with people begging me to reconsider.....wanting me to attend tonight....and T giving me the big ol' F U.
I don't know what to do.
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MUE, I have no experience of group T so my thoughts are a bit uninformed here. But it seems to me as if you could be doing yourself a bit of harm by going, if there will be members present who are likely to hurt you. And then I would say that your first duty is towards yourself, rather than to the other members who are asking you to go. But I don't know what kind of responsibility to other group members you sign on for when you start group T...