Posted by floatingbridge on June 22, 2011, at 9:46:44
In reply to Re: Went again with a Doc after 5 years and ,,. same, posted by Christ_empowered on June 22, 2011, at 8:23:41
It's true, I think CE, that many pdocs may not be particularly warm, nurturing, or empathic. They can be really odd in an unpleasant way. Rude or prideful.
Therapists that work with people with social phobia specifically, the ones I have worked with were very wonderful. Maybe I was just lucky finding them.
I feel therapists drawn to work with
social phobia can be really nice. They do not have the phobia, but understand it, and my theory is that since they like people, see how important the need is for some people to connect. Others can and should develop hobbies. Hobbies are great, and that is also preferable for
some.But tepi, I keep pointing you toward other people because I just feel like that is what you want. It only takes a few
good friends to keep an introvert going. And a good therapist can really help their
clients be more comfortable in public. Can help them enough so they can begin
to date. The best are like the most understanding of coaches. They understand how scared and sensitive
their clients are.So a Harvard psychiatrist may not impress me nearly as much as the Yale psychologist that helped me once. It wasn't easy though. I would go to speak and my throat would involuntarily close.
But he kept encouraging me.I'm not cured (at all!), but a little better with people. It's worth fighting for if you want it. I tell you the same things, tepi. I'm sorry if it's annoying. I can stop if you've had enough.
Warmly
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* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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