The most helpful thing.... hmmm... He has shown me in so many ways that I can feel safe during our time. I might not feel completely safe yet, but I can see how much he has done to gain my trust.

And he laughs. He uses a sense of humor that I think he knows I will appreciate. We actually laughed pretty hard in session yesterday. That's so important for me.

Oh and as far as my pdoc-- I normally don't say much about him, but I'll take this moment to say it-- The most helpful thing he has ever done is treat me with the respect and knowledge that I know a lot about the field. Pdocs in the past have treated me like... well... like a mental patient. And even if I am one, I don't need to be treated that way! My pdoc knows I am going to school for clinical psychology, and he knows that I know a lot about the drugs.... He lets me take an active role in choosing my meds and deciding what I think is best (with his advising, of course). And he never pushes or makes me feel like I have to take a certain med.