t attacking my OCD

I am in exposure therapy for OCD. Im not sure how you do it, but for me, it has been slow exposure to my OCD triggers while practicing skills for "talking back" to whatever OCD is telling me is gonna happen. My t is going away until 12/15 for medical reasons, and right before she is leaving, she has been attacking my OCD. saying that things are gonna happen and i am going to hav to just deal with whatever happens. i feel like im being thrown into the deep end, to go from this gentle work to all of a sudden taking no steps or anything and just going all in. i tried to express my concerns to t, especially since she will be gone while i am having to deal with it all (not the best time imo), but she isn't listening. should i be more persistant in telling her that no, we hav to go easy while she is gone? has anyone else had t all of a sudden change her tactic for no apparent reason? and if so, how did you deal with it?

My xT changed tactics, but he failed to appraise my of why. I'll never know, it feels. I ended up getting terminated, and what felt like getting pushed into leaving. Was he doing that? How would i know? I don't.
Ask her, is it going to work if I help you really understand how I feel, and that I will be the one dealing with the fallout if you push me too far? I don't know, maybe that will help.

Well it is kinda getting down the the bottom line here ... She's about to be gone ... So, it's up to you whether or not you sink or swim during that time ... It's not like she's going on vacation either ...

It's for medical reasons for god's sake ... !!!

Don't you think your therapist deserves to take care of her own health? ... This means that while she's having her surgery and recuperating from it you won't be able to have contact with her.

Perhaps there's a hotline or support group you can be in touch with in the meantime? ... If not, oh well ... This is life and sometimes it really, really sucks.

In closing, I would just like to add that it would be totally selfish for any of us to expect our therapists to put their own health on hold just because we don't think we're ready to handle our own problems without them.

I'm not asking her to put me before her health. That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm sry if you misunderstood. I am just confused as to why she is coming down so hard right now. It's because I care about her health that I'm making a big deal out of this. I want it so that I WONT be in crisis while she is gone. So that she CAN think only about her health.

I don't know why you are so angry... And forgive me if I am misinterpreting your post.

mine's changed tactics many times which can be confusing. I do think though with your T there is an apparent reason and that's the surgery. There are lots of possibilities there but I can imagine various scenarios connected to that and the changes. I'm sorry it's feeling so horrible right now; and really hope the other measures your T put in place (the letters and the temp T) help you get through this time I hope you can work things out with her before the surgery

Not angry ... Just flabbergasted ... !!! ... Perhaps I am the one who's misunderstanding and misinterpreting here ...

She might be coming down hard because she knows she's not gonna be able to be there for you and wants to make sure you understand this and what it is you must do for yourself while she's unavailable.

Have you asked her for a back up therapist you can contact if needed ... Or a support group for OCD ... Or a 24/7 hotline number to call just in case ... ??? ... I'm sure she will have some alternate resources available while she's gone ... Show her you're ready to face your demons while she's away by having some back-up plans in place ... !!!

That will provide the greatest peace of mind for both of you ... The added bonus is, that she'll have given you the alternative resources and you'll still feel a connection to her ... Even while she's unavailable.

Apologies the other post seemed so angry and attacking ... That wasn't my intention ... !!!

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Pfrog!

I agree with Tigergirl. It is obvious that your T cares
Hang in there Missy