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Originally Posted by Rohag
Super. If you have resolve - use it, exploit it.
Personal observation: therapists tend to have a "progress bias" - they pay far more attention to signs of progress than other signs. I guess it's validating for them. This bias, or set of blinders, can interfere with effective treatment.
I personally have trouble not relating to my pdoc and doctors as authority figures to please. In reality, they are there to serve me, not me them, but that's not the bent of my personality. You, your loved ones and your needs are the ones to serve.
As above, if you're having a day of logorrhea, let it flow! Let "it" come out. Later you can sift through the mess for the good stuff. (Pardon the imagery...  ) |
Tangent plane incoming (on my part):
Interesting you mentioned that as it was something I addressed with her a couple of sessions ago.
I had a very bad experience with a T must be what... 17 or so years ago and she dropped me like I was a pungent turd (sorry for the crudeness) as like you said, I wasn't meeting up to her expectations.
It wasn't exactly an abandonment issue, but it definitely left me reeling from it and my default was to detach from the situation and have a bit of a "<INSERT RUDE WORD> you" mentality towards any mental health professionals up until about 2 years ago (I've mentioned this before.. so sorry if it's a case of redundant repetition for you if you remember).
I don't want to be in that situation again as the d.i.y route has obvious pit falls as well as adding to self doubt.
She gave me reassurances at the time... but it does play heavily on my mind with the acknowledgment that we are dealing with human beings (professionals, yes... but still human).
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