Posted by ClearSkies on December 28, 2006, at 8:46:44
In reply to Re: My Pdoc's take..., posted by Phillipa on December 27, 2006, at 21:57:33
> In the same boat minus the good pdoc and no therapist not my fault tried three in a few months. I would like to grieve my losses in life and my aging and they won't do it with me. So as usual I'm alone with my thoughts and my babbleland. Love Phillipa
Phillipa, I think that your wishes to discuss specific issues with a therapist and their apparent failure to let you do so is a matter of therapeutic style.
I know that my pdoc "expects" that I'm working on tackling what's behind my insomnia, depression, anxiety, and agitation issues with my T. My expectation when I first started with her was that we'd be examining my past and discovering how it has contributed to my present complaints.
Her approach, though, has been less about what got me to where I am today, and more about how to deal with what I'm feeling today. Of course, I know that we are molded by our past experiences and that I'm where and who I am today because of what transpired in my life leading up to today.For me, I have to say that whatever will help me feel better and cope better with living day to day is the right treatment for me.
And please, please don't feel that your experiences with therapy are failures. I do think that having a specific expectation about the manner and way that therapy help you might contribute to your frustrations. What we think we need and the best way to go about it don't always see eye to eye...
my 2 cents
ClearSkies
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