Posted by Iolite on December 27, 2002, at 1:55:35
In reply to Therapist Is Causing Me Pain - Please Help!, posted by Emmie on December 27, 2002, at 1:32:53
Hi Emmie
I think your psychologist would be very wrong for me, especially because she did not attempt to console you in any way when you were crying. I think even a stranger, a bystander, would offer you a cup of tea! When you wrote that about her, she completely lost my respect. Totally. I would not go back to her.
And you can't read her face.... you feel uneasy with her.... She sounds like a stone.
My therapist and I hug, cry, laugh, and yell at each other. She gives me tools. She walks me through my memories, through my day, through my traumas! She gives me good life advice and is always on "my team." I can rely on her to listen.
I also have a psychiatrist who only deals with the prescriptions. He too is a great listener, has an easy rapport, and gives good advice. But I never try to have "a session" with him because that really isn't his role. He's just the "meds guy."
I hope you can find a therapist who you are EASY with, comfortable. Someone you can talk to - which includes body language and facial expressions. A good listener ALWAYS has a few nonverbal signals to indicate both interest and comprehension. Find one.
Best of luck you. You could use a good listen, I think.
Iolite
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