Does your therapist?

Thanks to everyone who replied. I'll post more tomorrow hopefully as I havent had time to think of any intelligent (?) replies yet..

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Fuzzybear said:
Thanks sunrise! I live in the UK. Many people here, including doctors I've seen consider a person weak and a failure to even see a therapist for a few months.

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They think they would be weak if they did it themselves! It's easier to project that onto you than realize it about themselves.

FWIW

FY1 - All T's have therapy or supervision!

((((((((((((fuzzy))))))))))))))))

I know how it sux in the UK.

I was abused by my mothers pdoc. I had councelling for 6 sessions a few yearsback - useless. Then I went to group therpay - useless. Then I went back to a concellor at the doctors for 12 sessions - useless.

Eventually afew weeksago,I went to Rape crisis, nothing to do with our healthcare system andfound a fantastic trained psychotherapist who is an absolute gem and understands me so well. It's the first time in my life someone understands me totally as she has been through the same and I wish you luck fuzzy.
Sending love, Jinny xoxoxoxoxo

Flying horse:

> FY1 - All T's have therapy or supervision!

Heh, heh. By whom?

In the UK all the T's are so busy having therapy with each other, they don't have time for any patients!

About all T's having therapy or supervison - I thought that should be the case and probably was. I was talking about doctors, in the post where I said about them perceiving ppl as "weak" ... "failure"...I saw one who did anyway. And I havent liked the attitude of several other doctors. Maybe I'm unlucky there or extremely difficult.

quote..I live in the UK. Many people here, including doctors I've seen consider a person weak and a failure to even see a therapist fora few months.... unquote

That has been my feeling and experience. Even the T who hurt me didnt say I was "weak" or a "failure". Like I said,k I was talking about "many people here".... maybe I am wrong. Sorry if that is so. The T did say that I don't show the extent of my destress to dictors and that I "require sensitive handling" so I guess I was wrong calling him abusive. He could be very mean at times. But no doubt I was very difficult and extremely resistant.

Another lesson learnt. About generalisations.

I was going to reply to that statement about the Uk and people and doctors thinking you weak, but as Fuzzy says, that is her experience.

I believe there are good therapists out there, I live in the uk too, but its a hard thing to do, to find a good therapist that has worked through their own fantasys and issues.

My experience eventually took me into the private practice where someone was suggested to me.

The person who suggested my currently T, did say that counselling and therapy attracts a lot of sick people.

I wasn't able to understand at the point of my referral who was "good" and who was "bad", thankfully I had a lot of people on my side that done this for me.

Ive never had a really awful experience and it scares me to think that some people DO actually have awful abusive experiences and I can't begin to think what that would be like.

I am lucky at this precise moment with the T I have. All I can say is, just keep going forward and believe that there is hope out there.

And I never ever thought that most therapists over here are not helpful. To most people they take on. A lot of people are fobbed off ... wrongly... by GPS That is what I object to most.
I do think thats true of more psychiatrists than therapists... but again who knows. I am often wrong. Sigh

Personally, I saw a psychiatrist who I thought was caring within the limitations of his budget. But when I asked if I could see him more often than every couple of months, he said "there is no point". So I changed my mind.

And I have disclosed way more information than I originally wanted to re. this. (tothe "whole planet". Not mad at anyone except for ME.

((( mouse )))

I just think its sad when people are prevented from saying when therapy does go wrong. And the psychiatrist didnt want to hear about that.

((((((( Fuzzybear )))))) Hugs to you and especially for being able to talk about this.

I'm sorry you have had such a rough ride with professionals, I wasn't sure whether you were talking about GP's, Pdocs or therapists who are sometimes doctors too.

The information you were given by the professional is wrong, infact you have to be strong to go through therapy and stick with it.

Therapy can be real hard work, my therapist supports me but also challenges me, pushes me on, doesn't always agree with me and makes me look at all angles.

Much love.

Thanks for your reply, love to you! ((((((((((((((( pegasus ))))))))))))))