Posted by Racer on May 24, 2006, at 18:36:28
In reply to maybe the hardest talking I've ever done, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 17:16:57
That does not sound like a good therapeutic relationship, if you don't mind me saying that. I've NEVER had a T tell me that I couldn't call her in a crisis -- even the very worst of them told me I could call and she would call me back.
And llrrrpp? The worst of them was very, very bad.
I'm afraid that I don't quite recall your situation vis a vis therapists, but no matter what it is, I highly recommend you look for a new one. Truly, you deserve better than that. You deserve far better than that.
Also, I get the feeling you are similar to me in some reactions, and I very much doubt that you're so prone to being dependent that you can't be trusted not to abuse the right to call your T. Hell, my T told me her HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER, in case it was a real emergency! I haven't had to use it, but it sure makes a difference knowing I could. You deserve to feel that sort of connection, and that sort of support from a T.
I'm not going to say more, because this is bringing up a traumatic experience of my own, one that involved the very worst therapist, which is already a big topic of distress today, so I'll let this go with reiterating: find another T. Interview them until you find one with good chemistry -- who has also gotten over that damned "Blank Slate" theory.
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