[dolphingirl]

Sometimes I have trouble opening up & talking with T & pdoc about certain things, such as sui thoughts, job problems, when depression is bad, or hallucinations. This stuff has been happening pretty often the past 6 weeks or so. I think since it's stuff that I don't like when it happens/ I'm not proud of it's not something I want to share with others. It is easier with T than pdoc.

I think that's because T at the beginning of session is more open ended like "what do you want to talk about today". Even though pdoc has "longer" appointments in the pdoc world, it still seems like there is an agenda of questions he asks and those questions are different than the ones my old pdoc asked. The old pdoc appointments were structured around symptoms- how's college, how's work, has x symptom increased or decreased, etc. The newer pdoc ask the questions like: how are things going, how is work, how are relationships with family/friends, are you still meeting with a therapist, and talks/asks about medication.

It's just really tough for me not to say okay or fine when t/pdoc ask how I'm doing. Sui thoughts, depression, job loss, etc. are not really things that I want to share/talk about either, but I know I should and they want me to. One thing that makes things easier with T is that I can occasionally email her and it's kind of like a "heads up" so I don't avoid something. I should probably just prepare to tell pdoc everything when he asks the inital "how are you doing".

[chris12]

Originally Posted by dolphingirl

Sometimes I have trouble opening up & talking with T & pdoc about certain things, such as sui thoughts, job problems, when depression is bad, or hallucinations. This stuff has been happening pretty often the past 6 weeks or so. I think since it's stuff that I don't like when it happens/ I'm not proud of it's not something I want to share with others. It is easier with T than pdoc.

I think that's because T at the beginning of session is more open ended like "what do you want to talk about today". Even though pdoc has "longer" appointments in the pdoc world, it still seems like there is an agenda of questions he asks and those questions are different than the ones my old pdoc asked. The old pdoc appointments were structured around symptoms- how's college, how's work, has x symptom increased or decreased, etc. The newer pdoc ask the questions like: how are things going, how is work, how are relationships with family/friends, are you still meeting with a therapist, and talks/asks about medication.

It's just really tough for me not to say okay or fine when t/pdoc ask how I'm doing. Sui thoughts, depression, job loss, etc. are not really things that I want to share/talk about either, but I know I should and they want me to. One thing that makes things easier with T is that I can occasionally email her and it's kind of like a "heads up" so I don't avoid something. I should probably just prepare to tell pdoc everything when he asks the inital "how are you doing".

Hi There,

It can be difficult to be open the way a Psych want you to be. If you have a great relationship with a Therapist that can make a big difference. Unless you feel really comfortable and secure you might find it difficult to be as open as you would wish to be.

As long as you are attending the appointments and feel they are useful it is important to keep attending. But at the end of the day it is your choice.
Best wishes
Chris

[ruh roh]

Can you ask them to ask you questions instead of something open ended, and explain that it helps draw things out that are difficult to bring up or find a way into without a prompting question that's more specific than what do you want to talk about?