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Originally Posted by nottrustin
Great question!!
I try to be completely honest with her. In the beginning I told her some information but the whole story from my childhood because of the trust issue. There have been times I have had thoughts of running into a tree with my car to end the pain but I never said anything for a couple of weeks. I was afraid that if I told T that she would have me in the hospital plus while the thoughts were there I would never actually do it. Once I found out that she knows that I couldn't do it plus her fist answer is never to the hospital.
The one issue I still struggle with is being honest about my feelings. Sometimes it is because I don't know how to express it other times it is just a habit. I learned at a young age to not express my feelings. When I go into my appointment and she asks how I am doing...I always answer okay...if i am not really doing okay she can tell by my face and body language and then say "um now how are you REALLY doing"
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I have this stupid quirk that sometimes when my therapist asks me how I am, and I am not feeling good at all, I'll say something sarcastic like "Oh, I am just great!" She always replies in the same way with an amused voice but concerned face: "I don't quite believe that!