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Originally Posted by precaryous
HazelGirl, I'm sorry your T replied to you like that. It sounds dismissive.
Once I e-mailed my T and told her I was upset about some of my medical issues. She replied, "Pre, I am sorry you are so sad." I found that helpful and comforting despite the short length of the reply. She heard me.
I doubt if she had replied, "Yep, that's how it goes.", that I'd feel heard and validated. I don't think that reply would help me at all.
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It did sound very dismissive. But now that it's been a day or so, I don't feel that way so much anymore. I know that there isn't anything she can do about it and she isn't going to try to "make it better" when she knows she can't, and that it would probably get in the way to try. So acknowledging that how I feel is normal is the best she can do.
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HazelGirl
PTSD, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety
Propranolol 10mg as needed for anxiety, Wellbutrin XL 150mg
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