Posted by LegWarmers on January 10, 2006, at 16:06:30
In reply to Re: Good Luck w/your Pdoc, posted by Deneb on January 10, 2006, at 15:53:46
> I got the feeling that he really wants me to go back to seeing p-doc1 soon. He keeps asking me when my appointment with her is.
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> Here is what I think...
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> I think that p-doc2 knows he's not qualified to "deal" with me. He seems to be the sort of p-doc for people with strictly meds issues. He doesn't even try to explain my behaviour. I think I may be out of his league. I don't think this guy has ever had any training in psychotherapy.
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> P-doc1...now she was different. She always knew what to say to calm me down. She taught me things, like how to look at situations in different ways. She even knew about Marsha Linehan.
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> I think I'm a handful... :-(
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> I just realized that I stand out...a LOT...here...
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> There are probably a couple thousand Psycho-Babble members and still I stand out....in a bad way. I just can't believe that I'm me...yep, me...causing all that chaos. I wish I were someone else...
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> I think my problems might be bad...why else would I stand out so much?
>Could it be because you feel you need or want to stand out to feel good about yourself or to feel liked and therefore act in a way that helps you stand out? Your problems are unlikely "bad", maybe its that you havnt prperly verbalized them to your original pdoc?
Its very possible what you said about pdoc2 not being comfortable with therapy, maybe pdoc1 didnt realize the extent of how you were feeling when she left...dunno but I would try and get in to see her as soon as you can.
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