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Old Dec 25, 2017, 02:59 AM
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I'm sorry that you are going through this. Your therapist sounds like she has a lot of opinions and isn't presenting them in a way that is productive to therapy. For instance, in the post above, it could very well be possible that she is on to something when she thinks perhaps memories get a little bit distorted after time and a lot of self-talk. However, without giving you the chance to explain yourself or ask questions, it's really unprofessional, in my opinion, to give a blanket statement like, "I don't trust your memories". Also, in almost every single case I can think of, whether she trusts your memories or not is irrelevant. It's her job to help you work through whatever problems arise from those memories or surround those memories. Not judge you for them.

I think that it's normal to care about what the therapist thinks, even if you don't agree with it. For me personally, I care about what my therapist thinks and says about me because I've learned over the time that we've worked together that his observations usually reflect something that is worth discussing or working on in therapy. Whether I agree or not, it allows for the opportunity for conversation and usually an opportunity for self-improvement. I am in therapy to work on myself and his thoughts and observations act as jumping off points.

But it doesn't sound like your therapist is using her statements and opinions to start a dialogue with you. Invalidating you is not conducive to therapy.
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