Well it has taken four years but it looks like my "Doctor" has finally given up on me. During our monthly meeting he told me that there is nothing that I can do about my past, nothing that I do will ever change what happened so I should just forget about it and get over it. Apparently he believes that if I was more happy and outgoing than more people would like me and my life would be easier. So my goal this month is to find the mask that people agree with, basically forget everything that happened to me and just pretend my life is perfect.
Now I have to do homework this month where I am suppose to list my short term plans for the next six months, what I am going to do with my leisure time and what my positive attributes are. Turns out surviving day to day is not considered a short term plan. Sorry for this post my mind is going a million different directions at once trying to figure out what to do next
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If a person was more happy and able to just get over it they wouldn't need a shrink to begin with ... sheesh
Well, I have had a similar experience recently. I was told by my shrink that I am too negative (he found my blog, read it, and told me my blog is too negative, then extrapolated from that that I am in general too negative...long story) and that I need to see the world as a "glass half full" instead of a glass half empty. My attitude needs adjustment. Etc.
Sure, I'll just put on some lipstick, pet my cat, and smile like a Stepford Wife and my life will be just great!!!!!
I really do not get it as his complete attitude went 180 degrees. Wondering if he had a bad day or he thought by "testing" me it was going to bring on a reaction that would move me in a positive direction. I am use to the general public telling me to basically put on a happy face and forget about the past but not from a so called mental professional. To my knowledge the doctor does not know about this blog whether it would change his perspective on me I have no idea. take care
I don't get it, either. Yeah, maybe he was having a bad day. Is he still willing to see you or is he ending the relationship?
Apparently if I do not have a better attitude by the next meeting (in a month) then it will be over. He talked about going to a walk in clinic or seeing my family doctor to get my meds. He did say that the hospital provides me with Cymbalta so the "new" doc would have to prescribe me something else (which is a very odd statement considering the difficulty it has taken to find a drug that at least helps to a certain degree), he also suggested switching to one of his colleagues. Very odd situation. take care
I'm so sorry that you are experiencing this with your T. 4 years is a long time, and I can only imagine how betrayed (?) you may feel right now. Even if he thought the help you need now is beyond his area of expertise, he certainly could have phrased it differently, IMO!
Altho - it sounds (?) like this is very out of character from how he normally behaves - so maybe there's something going on in his life (as I've been reminded on several occasions) - they are "human" too...) Perhaps some "countertransference"?
Take care of yourself... Grace
I'd be all over firing a "professional" acting like that unless they had a good explanation for it. Good heavens. Mind games or being told idiotic stuff are just what you need? *snort*
Put on your list to ask said "professional" what the heck was up with that.
I don't get the whole Cymbalta/hospital thing, but it doesn't make much sense to change now if it's helping.
Good luck!
Sounds like it's a perfect time to find a therapist who is interested in actually helping you achieve some positive results instead of getting bogged down in the problem.
Sounds like a good thing to me - who needs someone who sees you as fundamentally "broken" and in need of fixing?
Go find a competent therapist who sees you for the magnificent, unique individual that you know you already are.
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