So I had a therapist who I thought I was getting along well with. I was never late or had to reschedule my appointments. Then one day, there was a large party that I was invited to that was a once in a lifetime thing. I called my t and explained to her that going to the party would be a giant step towards my future goal of being a pilot, and I thought she would be understanding. Before she had told me that if something big like that came up, she would be happy to reschedule. That was not the case. She told me, "I don't think you'll be able to go to that party because there will be so many people and you will just get nervous and leave." I told her I wanted to try anyway and she said, "Well, if you don't come, you'll never get better and your OCD and social anxiety will rule the rest of your life, and you'll never go to college or be an engineer or a pilot." I got angry and hung up on her, which was rude of me, but I felt justified at the time. It wasn't like I was never going to go back, it was just the one time, and she said before that she would be understanding and reschedule when I talked about the possibility of going before. I feel like she can't be the one to tell me what I can and cannot do like that. I am just wondering, was that rude of her, or is it just me?
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