Posted by llurpsienoodle on August 9, 2008, at 0:19:41
I've never come out on the boards officially as being a psychologist before. I have wavered over this for the greater part of a year.
What will people think?
How will they treat me differently?
Won't they judge me for not having my own sh*t under control?
How can they trust me?
I have always appreciated your insights and have learned SO much from "being in the trenches" and seeing the therapeutic relationship evolve in all of its diversity.
Also, feeling so isolated and stigmatized in my own field has been very distressing at times. I wonder what my colleagues would think if they knew that I took more psychmeds than the clientele? It's nice to have a core group of folks that are with me in this whirlwind of therapy and psychiatric treatments.
The shame that comes from having messy meltdowns and hospitalizations.
The injustice I perceive from having to deal with the usual challenges AND my own stuff (present and past).
Thank you for your support. Maybe at a future date I'll be open to critiques too.
Have I betrayed your trust by posting as some regular poster? that was never my intent, but I do apologize.
-Ll
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