Re: Counseling disaster?

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In a message dated 12/23/03 12:26:35 PM Pacific Standard Time,

scoutbonon@... writes:

Therapist not

comfortable with providing therapy to someone forced into therapy, so

I'm not comfortable either.

I'd be tempted to tell that counselor that I'm in need of ANGER management

.... toward the mental health establishment! :-)

Carol

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> I guess part of the problem is I have no idea what parts of me are

> normal and what parts aren't--

I did not read your post prior to my previous post. I have to say

that although differert our concerns are similar.

We find ourselves having to teach the counselor, who usually believes

they are educated in the disorder but have never lived it so they

have limited insite and waste alot of time trying fix something that

is unfixable.

Any comments? Love to hear what you think, Edith.

Vicki

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Hi - my 2 cents for what it's worth. I entered therapy 10 months ago

for what I thought was an unrelated issue. My therapist saw red flags

from day one, tho, bcs I have lots of fleas. She really eased me into

it, and it took all this time just to even approach the abuse issues.

My suggestion: maybe print out what you said below and show it to her.

If she doesn't " get it " maybe time to research a different therapist?

hope this helps in some way... ~d.

> I have never had any therapy and in Sept was required to start

> counseling for a variety of reasons which I will not go into right

> now. Basically, things were going ok with the counselor until she

> found out I had been required to go. First she talked about cutting

> back on the appointments, and then today she asked how long I am even

> required to go. She wants me to tell her what I need to work on when

> I guess part of the problem is I have no idea what parts of me are

> normal and what parts aren't-- hence that I need a little more

> insight than my warped view can offer. Anyway, have any of you other

> KOs had problems in therapy or at least in having to 'direct'

> therapy? I am not overly concerned with whether I was 'required' to

> go or not. I'd like to work on some of the problems I have as a

> result of my childhood. But then again, this is me-- someone says

> jump I say how high. Go to therapy, so I go. Therapist not

> comfortable with providing therapy to someone forced into therapy, so

> I'm not comfortable either. I just go with the flow and it gets

> ridiculous sometimes.