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Old Apr 03, 2015, 09:21 AM
Anonymous50122
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It went good. I have some issues still. One, I'm confused about touch. But I don't feel like talking about that right now. Two, I worry about her health. Three, she says she's not judgmental, but she said something tonight that was judgmental. That actually really bothers me. I did email her about it. She used the excuse that she was just stating facts. But when you use facts about someone else to make yourself feel better, that's being judgmental.

Also, she said she is NOT available to me 24/7 right now. Because I'm not in their DBT group, she is not my DBT therapist. She is my individual therapist until then. I find that odd, but whatever.

She said that when she is available to me 24/7, if I call, then I have to be willing to follow her advice. I told her I would, but only if the coping skills are agreed upon beforehand. She looked confused. I told her that if her advice is to do something like jumping jacks, I'm going to tell her no.

When I told her about my ex-T, she asked that I please not take her to court. I said that if she doesn't abandon me, I won't.

I did learn one thing from her today. I've been using the wrong type of coping skills when I'm depressed. No wonder they weren't working I kept trying to calm myself down when I'm depressed. She said that's good, but what helps most is to the opposite. So when I'm depressed, my emotions are low, so I should do something to increase my mood: something I enjoy, a funny movie, comedians, etc. When I'm anxious, that is the best time to use calming coping skills since my emotions are high. Makes sense. I'll have to give it a try.

I'm not sure about her though. Are all these things warning signs? Or could they simply be her flaws? No one is perfect. How do I know if she's a good fit for me. I am filled with so much self doubt because of ex-T. I don't want to invest into a relationship that won't work. How do you know? I want it to work (mostly because I don't want to go T shopping). And I do like her. She has a great personality. We were laughing a lot today. But idk. Something feels off. Like we're not in sync. This is going to sound conceited, but I think I'm smarter than her. But she does have a lot of life experience.

My head/logic is sure conflicting with my heart/emotions a lot lately. I wish I knew which one is right. Do I quit? Keep going? I don't know if I can handle looking for another T. I wish things were more clear right now. There's too much unknown.
I have just been shopping for a new T, and I identify with you not wishing to do this, I was impatient to re-start therapy, and found the shopping hard. I saw one T, didn't feel she was right for me, came out of the appoinmtent and straight away called another and made an appointment, but she couldn't see me for two weeks, it was hard having to wait. That T was the 6th one I have tried in the last year. However, within about 20 minutes of being in the room with her when my appoinmtent finally came round, I had the great feeling that I have finally found the T for me. I know other posters have urged you to give this one a go, but I'm thinking the opposite. Maybe you should trust your judgement? On this website there is a questionnaire somewhere about good therapy and it says that one of the predictors of successful therapy is that the relationship felt right from the start.
Thanks for this!
ragsnfeathers, ScarletPimpernel