Posted by Mashogr8 on January 31, 2003, at 16:00:53
In reply to Re: Fickle therapists » Eddie Sylvano, posted by Dinah on January 28, 2003, at 16:48:41
I was "dropped" by a psy doc who was both medication consultant and psychotherapist. I had been seeing her for about two years. Under her advice I had been admitted to a psychiatric facility to try to determine what was keeping the medication from working (this was at least twenty years ago). I found it very hard to talk with her. I was a professional with children. She was a professional with children. I had been referred to her because I might be able to learn how to balance my life by realizing that she had similar issues. There did come a point when -- and this is what I remember her saying, "This is never going to work. You have frusttrated me so much that I see you as one of my own children. I cannot work with you while I am in that capacity. You need to find someone else as soon as you can. I will neet with you two more times while you locate someone else."
It was the b est thing that ever happened (well not really) but we were going NOWHERE and I was afraid of her and was definitely afraid to tell her what I was really thinking. She often said why do you wait until the last ten minutes to tell me you feel so badly or are suicidal? Truth be told, I was actually afraid to tell her. I would only bring it up at that time because if I didn't, I would have to hope I could last unntil the next session.
I think there are some good reasons to be dropped. At first, I was repulsed, disappointed, furious, scared...... In the long run, she was right, darnit. I jsut wish she didn't make me feel like I had flunked therapy big time!
MA
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