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Originally Posted by Wonderfalls
If you're happy with your psychiatrist I wouldn't change, and most GP's don't feel comfortable prescribing psychoactive medicines beyond an antidepressant or sleeping pill. I can see your doctor requiring you to be in therapy as well. I don't think he can insist that you see this particular one. I've been in (non-therapeutic) relationships where the other person seems to have some kind of "crush" on me and it's very annoying. Have you opened up your less admirable traits to her? Also can you lengthen the time between sessions?
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Thank you
so much for your reply, Wonderfalls. You are correct: my GP refuses to prescribe any of the meds I take. In fact, my former GP also refused to prescribe psych meds (except SSRI's). So that's out. Plus, I feel much more comfortable seeing a pdoc for medication.
I live in a town that doesn't have many therapists, and even fewer for my insurance. And don't get me wrong- the therapist I'm seeing is a terrific woman; very open and down to earth. She's 60, so has some excellent life experience. Our kids are the same ages. Honestly, it's not her...it's
me, haha.
You've expressed it perfectly! I am not a narcissist, definitely not. It's just that honestly, the woman seems to almost have a crush on me. Maybe the transference is happening for her, but not for me? At any rate, it's difficult for me to show myself, all aspects of myself, because I feel like I'm letting her down. The whole thing feels like a huge burden to me. I'm sitting here watching the clock and almost dreading the moment when I have to leave my apartment and go over to the clinic. I have never had such a feeling about therapy before; I'm usually very up for it. End result = I just feel tired and discouraged
