So I had my first therapy session today and though I desperately wanted to like this therapist and get to work, I didn't. She seemed to dismiss stuff I was very concerned about, focused on stuff that didn't mean much to me, didn't seem to grasp a general picture of who I am, and I didn't feel very comfortable talking to her.

Oh, and this really threw me, she pulled out the DSM-IV right there and started listing off what I needed to be experiencing to have PTSD. "You need three of these symptoms," and reads list. "You need two of these," and reads list. Suddenly I felt like I was being quizzed. I felt like I should ring a buzzer and yell, "Oh, I know that one! I feel disconnected from people and flash back to childhood emotional states when triggered!...Did I pass?"

It made me feel like a fraud despite getting my same old diagnosis.

The whole thing freaked me out.

So an etiquette question. If I'm going to drop her, is it bad form to try another therapist in the same office? I mean, I'll have to see her in the waiting room and that sounds uncomfortable. Problem is, this clinic works well with my insurance company.

I feel so disappointed.

Cyran0