Therapy: a break.
I've not blogged about therapy recently because I've decided to take a break from it for awhile. I've only got 9 sessions left for 2008, so my plan is to take what I've learned and run with it for now, then head back in later in the year when I've got questions.
I felt like I was breaking up with my therapist when I called her, but she wasn't in the office when I called. I sometimes view therapists/shrinks with a skeptical eye, always a little wary of being roped into a situation where I feel like I need to do it. I've even caught a vibe from my therapist once or twice where it seemed like she was trying to sink some hooks into me. So I'm nipping that in the bud, as it were, and taking a break.
I may still post about some of the issues I'm working on from time to time.
I felt like I was breaking up with my therapist when I called her, but she wasn't in the office when I called. I sometimes view therapists/shrinks with a skeptical eye, always a little wary of being roped into a situation where I feel like I need to do it. I've even caught a vibe from my therapist once or twice where it seemed like she was trying to sink some hooks into me. So I'm nipping that in the bud, as it were, and taking a break.
I may still post about some of the issues I'm working on from time to time.
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posted by steve at 4:36 PM
5 Comments:
I don't know if I've said this before, but I totally feel the same way! Shrinks are capitalist doctors all the same and not to say they don't genuinely want to help, I think they've not only come to rely on the business side of therapy, but also the by-the-book definitions of "crazy," the cure for which only exists in a week-in, week-out repetitive visit schedule. Maybe a break from therapy should be a prescribed thing! Good on ya.
As someone who's seen a therapist on and off for years - and who knows undobtedly that it's been VERY helpful to me - it's not good if yer therapist is even sorta coercive about coming. Break followed by a new therapist?
courtney: I completely and thoroughly agree. Have you ever watched the HBO show "In Treatment"? Your comment made me think of that show and the repetitive schedule.
amanda: I'm thinking a new therapist might be in order, too. A different perspective might be a good thing. Also... when are you going to blog again? I miss reading yours.
Therapy: A Break. Ok, fine. Blog: A Break. No! (I know I'm one to talk.)
I know, I know. Melissa is gone for a week, so I hope to do a post or two while she's away.
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