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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
She's a good Pdoc. She researches a lot. But she plays therapist a lot. Sometimes I wish she would just stick to being a Pdoc. Maybe then I wouldn't be attached to her likes she doesn't like.
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Maybe that's where the real issue lies -- not with your therapist, but, with the confusion your pdoc brings you. Pdoc seems to have a lot of conflicting statements so perhaps boundaries need to be set with her??
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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
3.I think she's right about the end goal is me not needing therapy. Do I think I'm at my end goal? Not even close! I'm still struggling to get out of the house. Then I have to learn how to balance a relationship. And if I ever become a parent, I will want guidance/support. And I need to keep practicing DBT skills in order for them to come more naturally instead of depending on others to remind me.
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I think everyone's end goal is to not
need therapy. Why does pdoc tell you it will be good to continue to see her? For meds, I understand. But she is providing you with therapy also, which she is saying you don't need. That confuses me. It looks to me like you know exactly what you need and want. You are not at your end goal and that's perfectly ok! Do what you need to do, not what your pdoc thinks you need to do. If you need a therapist to help you do all of these things, then stay in therapy, be it with your current therapist or another.
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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
Btw, I'm not being depressed on purpose. Pdoc said she doesn't think so either. She just doesn't think I'm in a depressive episode. She thinks my recent bout of depression is reactive due to my fears.
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Any way you slice it, you are in depression. Am I correct in understanding that your pdoc thinks this depression will miraculously lift once you make the decision to quit therapy? Or do I misunderstand?
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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
All I know is that I would fire her (pdoc) if she was my T. She's too intimidating. Too stiff. .
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All the more reason to listen to YOU so you can fulfill your needs.
Based on all of your posts here in this thread, I can't see how quitting therapy is a wise choice for you. But I of course don't know everything there is to know. Only you do. So take what you know, trust your instincts, and go with it.