Posted by Dinah on September 17, 2004, at 19:25:31
In reply to Re: Can't believe my T cancelled today!, posted by Passerby on September 17, 2004, at 19:02:21
Or that it doesn't function that way? I've found it a very helpful enhancement to therapy and often bring posts or ideas from here to there.
Just because we also use it to express things that aren't widely accepted doesn't mean that we don't do things like help each other with issues of trust and termination, helpful adjunct therapies, normalizing feelings for our therapists, making open some secrets we might not be willing to share with our therapists until we realize we aren't some sort of freaks, finding therapists, leaving therapists (as is unfortunately sometimes necessary), and a host of other things.
How does expressing disappointment over a therapist's illness contradict any positive values in this board?
I'll be totally honest with you here. Sometimes just reading what I write at times makes me realize that I'm overreacting, and helps me correct my thinking. Not to mention the many helpful posters who will nudge me in a supportive manner.
So what issue are you dealing with? What sort of enhancement to therapy are you interested in finding here?
I realize it's hard to be a newcomer anywhere. People already know each other and once you know someone, it's easier to judge the tone of their post. I have many friends here who can generally tell if I'm kidding, teasing, indulging in hyperbole, being dead serious, am on the verge of meltdown, etc. But you don't have to be a newcomer or passerby for long. If you start to post and let people get to know you, soon you too will have a place where everybody knows your name and cares about what happens to you.
poster:Dinah
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