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Originally Posted by phoenix7
I think also if we are feeling a little insecure (a little!  ) then whatever they say can be misinterpreted - my old T after I had told him about being abused as a child and that I was ashamed of he said oh tha's nothing I've heard a lot worse - hmmm translated for me - geez you wimp get over it why are you wasting my time! -
the same with suicidal thoughts - he said - well we all have thoses thoughts sometime! eek ! you mean everyones as crazy as me?! so I asked a few people and they hadnt had those types of thoughts - guess he was just trying to make me feel less crazy -
I think a lot of the time we (I) am doing a balancing act and whatever the T says will be misinterpreted by me - there's that insecurity again! LOL |
Yeah I think it has to do with HOW my T "normalizes" (if that's even the right word) what screwed up thing I tell him on any given day. Sometimes my T did misinterpret, but I'm always quick to set him straight. Usually it's because my rapid-fire ADHD thoughts that escape my brain don't always come across clear. Usually he's very good and even understands my abstractions.
Usually the thought process you described above about thinking yourself a wimp isn't anything near what the T actually said or even meant; that's more along the lines of how someone feels about themselves while they are in an insecure state of mind (as in when one feels depressed or anxious).
The only problem I would ever have with this is if a T were to LIE to me about something being "normal" when it's not. My T has never done that before, and I don't think most T's would ever think of it as it would negatively affect the therapy to be caught lying like that.