Sandstone Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 When I say I don't want to talk about family issues or being molested and you keep bringing it up, when I made it perfectly clear that is not why I am in your office that I need help with some anxiety problems. You are breaching your oath as a practitioner. If you make your patient so agitated that they have to leave the appointment then you are a very bad therapist. I understand not every therapist has a degree in psychology but at least have the decency to treat someone with basic human dignity.
mthor Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Well, to be fair, in order to fully deal with your anxiety, eventually, those issues will have to eventually be addressed. The roots of adult problems run deep. Was this a new therapist, or somebody who's already aware of your history? 4
mthor Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Meh, I think I'd be upset . It makes more sense to develop a rapport and let you address the issues at a more comfortable pace than to try to break down your boundaries this early in the therapeutic relationship. 1
Juice McKenzie Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 point on the doll where the bad man touched you 1
Sandstone Posted June 29, 2018 Author Posted June 29, 2018 I think I might be dying inside. This is just one of those moments where you feel stuck and empty. Crying spells are fun.
Vamped Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 >.> You'll eventually end up talking about it anyway but I would wait until you were a little more comfortable and familiar with me before I launched straight into the heavy stuff
discolé monade Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 you'll have to get there eventually, but 'he/she' shouldn't push. it should flow in due course. i hope you'll be able to address your issues, because until you can, you won't be able to address the now. i don't know if 'good luck' is warranted. how about, hope you 'heal' soon. (?)
fuggstop Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Clu said: But you're telling us? Whats with being abusive to users here with mental health issues? 1
fuggstop Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Those very things cause a lot of anxiety, sandy....😐
Clu Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 10 minutes ago, fuggstop said: Whats with being abusive to users here with mental health issues? Blahhhhhhhh.
fuggstop Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Clu said: Blahhhhhhhh. Quit it. Not everyone can be rich and healthy, motherfucker.
Clu Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Just now, fuggstop said: Quit it. Not everyone can be rich and healthy, motherfucker. Don't forget white.
Clu Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, discolemonade said: stay golden, clu~boy. I'm white with a golden tan 2
GunStarHero Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I had to go to quite a bit of therapy sessions after the Vegas shooting last year. We did talk about what I witnessed and how it made me feel but with so many appointments we eventually ended up on repressed memories I had, like being molested as a child and the abusive home life I had until I was kicked out at the age of 17. Was just a natural progression of things. Sounds like you should talk about it, though, IMO. I wasn't comfortable with it, myself, and it was physically painful to utter those words, but I felt better after awhile because it didn't have such a choke hold on me. Maybe it isn't like that for you, but it is for some others. That being said, I eventually ended my sessions with that therapist after she made the legendary comment of "All gay, lesbian, and trans people were sexually assaulted or abused as children." For all the good she did, she still had that stupid fucking opinion. Had to call it quits there. 2
stilgar Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Are you still going to some kind of therapy or have you stopped altogether?
Juice McKenzie Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 2 hours ago, GunStarHero said: I had to go to quite a bit of therapy sessions after the Vegas shooting last year. We did talk about what I witnessed and how it made me feel but with so many appointments we eventually ended up on repressed memories I had, like being molested as a child and the abusive home life I had until I was kicked out at the age of 17. Was just a natural progression of things. Sounds like you should talk about it, though, IMO. I wasn't comfortable with it, myself, and it was physically painful to utter those words, but I felt better after awhile because it didn't have such a choke hold on me. Maybe it isn't like that for you, but it is for some others. That being said, I eventually ended my sessions with that therapist after she made the legendary comment of "All gay, lesbian, and trans people were sexually assaulted or abused as children." For all the good she did, she still had that stupid fucking opinion. Had to call it quits there. Oh damn you were there when it happened?
GunStarHero Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 1 hour ago, stilgar said: Are you still going to some kind of therapy or have you stopped altogether? I stopped going in February.
GunStarHero Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, Saiyanman said: Oh damn you were there when it happened? Right around the back of the Luxor. Was able to get away safely and didn't know what happened til I got home.
stilgar Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Did you stop because you felt it wasn't needed anymore or was it just because of that therapist?
GunStarHero Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, stilgar said: Did you stop because you felt it wasn't needed anymore or was it just because of that therapist? Bit of both.
Sandstone Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 2:12 PM, stilgar said: Are you still going to some kind of therapy or have you stopped altogether? I go to therapy regularly. Contrary to what people may think of me here I'm not mentally unstable most of the time. And I do make serious efforts to learn about controlling my condition. Last week was very hard for me, I was very triggered.
Sandstone Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) On 6/29/2018 at 12:45 PM, GunStarHero said: I had to go to quite a bit of therapy sessions after the Vegas shooting last year. We did talk about what I witnessed and how it made me feel but with so many appointments we eventually ended up on repressed memories I had, like being molested as a child and the abusive home life I had until I was kicked out at the age of 17. Was just a natural progression of things. Sounds like you should talk about it, though, IMO. I wasn't comfortable with it, myself, and it was physically painful to utter those words, but I felt better after awhile because it didn't have such a choke hold on me. Maybe it isn't like that for you, but it is for some others. That being said, I eventually ended my sessions with that therapist after she made the legendary comment of "All gay, lesbian, and trans people were sexually assaulted or abused as children." For all the good she did, she still had that stupid fucking opinion. Had to call it quits there. The thing is I just don't want to talk about it, I'm not as traumatized by it as some other people are/were. Not to say it hasn't caused issues for me at all because it has. My family issues are definitely traumatic for a large variety of reasons but there is nothing I can currently do to fix them in an immediate sense so I'd rather not talk about them. Talking about things I can't fix makes me extremely angry like you wouldn't believe. Also, I'm really sorry that your therapist did that to you. I've had around 12 therapists at this point in my life, most were just ok and 2 were amazingly helpful to me. I've had 4 others like this woman though, either pushy or completely unhelpful in their actions. Many people (mostly those who have never had any kind of psychological therapy) don't know that in many states you can become a licensed therapist without a degree specifically in psychology so I find many of the bad ones stem from their as they are completely uneducated in the field. Edited July 2, 2018 by Sandstone
Poof Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Sandstone said: My family issues are definitely traumatic for a large variety of reasons but there is nothing I can currently do to fix them in an immediate sense so I'd rather not talk about them. Do you still live with them?
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