Posted by antigua3 on August 2, 2008, at 18:36:05
In reply to lying to therapist., posted by Amanda29 on August 2, 2008, at 14:35:43
Oh, I can feel the hurt coming through and I'm so sorry. I hate "tough love." I usually rebel against it no matter the good intentions, but it is often the best way for me. My pdoc always turns it back to me, too, that I'm an adult when it is the child who is hurting.
You didn't have a major slip, lapse, or whatever you want to call it. You took one pill. You didn't go on a wild binge and you should be so very, very proud of yourself that you took control, despite how you felt. It can be the hardest thing to do in the world when temptation is presented to you at the perfect time when you were in a less than strong state. I know, I've been there.
But you didn't harm yourself, or anyone else. Be proud of yourself, don't beat yourself up; you made it through!!!
Is it a condition of your therapy that if you slip you HAVE to go to a support group? I'm not advocating for a particular type of group, but you know, you don't have to go it alone. There are other people who have been through what you've been through and sometimes can help you lessen the anxiety around the addiction.
Telling him would be best, especially if you think you could slip back into the pattern. But protecting the therapy is important too.
Try not to beat yourself up over this, unless you are afraid that you're going to slip back into a destructive pattern. Then you do need help, but you already know that, but you don't have to do it alone. You don't have to be Superwoman!
antigua
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