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May 28, 2016, 11:30 AM
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Member Since: May 2016
Location: Florida
Posts: 25
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HI Lis-Ace
First, let me say I am not a professional health care person. I am a "Been there, done that, have the t-shirt, still learning person."
Questioning your psychologist's approach to your sessions is a good place to start to build your confidence. There are few things about your perspective that a little shifting: "When you change the way your look at things, the things you look at begin to change."
To get a better understanding of the things I'm referring to, consider the following.
1. The time spent in your first sessions is a way for psychologist/psychiatrists to get an idea of how you got to where you are today. This is much needed in understanding your needs in therapy and how to approach the process.
2. Ask yourself this question "Am I upset with her, the therapist, because I feel she isn't listening to me....OR....Am I upset because she is not reacting the way I think she should when I tell her something I think is important.
3. Even though psychologist/psychiatrists are 'professionals' they are only human. You have every right to question your treatment, and everyone should ask themselves "Is this 'professional' acting in MY BEST INTEREST or are they just going through the motions of looking efficient. These professionals are there for your benefit and healing. I dismissed a psychiatrist who fell into the 'going through the motions' category and I was going down-hill fast.
4. Take a moment today, or before your next session with this psychologist, and map out a direction that you want to take in your sessions. Take the three most important issues you want to address. Then take each issue one at a time and the reason your feel it is important for getting them addressed. As an example fear of burning your house down while cooking is a legitimate issue if you like to cook or like to eat. An "Unhealthy respect for the law", depends on your side of the justice system. If a life of crime is your objective(and I don't think that is the reason) then it probably is a issue to deal with.
However, from your letter here the 'unhealthy respect', and I may be way off base, I think your talking about an unhealthy respect for authority and do not feel 'confident' questioning authority.
Respecting authority is not bad, but when authority is not respectful of those they serve, they should be questioned.
I hope this is helpful and as I said earlier, being active in the positive direction of your care is a first step in building confidence. 
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