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Originally Posted by precaryous
Is she your first T?
You know, trust is earned. I question any T that says, "You need to learn to trust me."
Is it possible you haven't failed at therapy as much as, perhaps, this form of therapy is not the right fit for you?
Has she given you healthy alternative coping skills to replace unhealthy behaviors? Is she supportive?
I may not understand the situation but I wouldn't get along with a T who expects me to be a mind-reader.
If you stay with this T, is it possible for you to answer that, yes, you would very much like to learn some alternative healthy ways of coping?
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Thanks, this sort of sums up how I feel. Yes she is my first T.
No, she hasn't given me any alternatives really, we did one session with some relaxation stuff but I am absolutely hopeless at doing this on my own. Other than that nothing.
She has been really good at talking through work based issues with, and things have got better in terms of I do think I am more stable now than I was even if she doesn't. There is no out of session contact at all other than scheduling, not that we have ever had a conversation around this I just sent her a text once about a scheduling thing and didn't get a reply until I repeated the text and asked her to confirm that she had got it and the time was ok. So, I assume a crisis call would go down like a lead balloon (not that I am ever likely to make such a call).
I may have misread the situation with the last session but I got the impression that we are moving on from that work now and starting on the trauma stuff. I don't know, if that's the case I may be in a bit of trouble because I do still need support with all of my original issues but I think she feels that the trauma is the root of the problem so we need to go there so I'm on my own in terms of the actual issues. It all feels a bit rushed though.