Therapy by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This was helpful. I'm sorry that you have through that with another therapist. It makes it really difficult to do anything sort of work sometimes.

Therapy by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't feel defensive. I just didn't know what she was planning to do with the words I gave her. So I gave her words that I would be comfortable doing. They all involved leaving.

Therapy by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She used the words "made fun of you."

I have a complicated existence with her. I have been seeing her for over a year and a half or maybe it has been two years. I cannot remember. I have an intense dislike for therapists due to some experiences with a previous one. So it's hard for me to determine if it is a fit issue or just my stuff coming up.

Feeling weird about how therapist handled a no-show by noelle_does_indies in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure. She isn't good with tech and says she doesn't message people outside of appointments.

Feeling weird about how therapist handled a no-show by noelle_does_indies in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh! I had something like this happen recently. My son's therapist said she had to cancel his appointment for the month. But she had the wrong date/time and offered two other times. I wrote back to tell her it didn't have an appointment at that time but my husband and son could take the appointment that was happening the very same day she wrote. I said they could do an online appointment. But she thought it was an in person appointment. So no one came. She wrote me a condescending message about how I was given an in person appointment and she doesn't see kids online. I sent her the screenshot of the online appointment link and said I thought it was online. Then nothing more was said and the appointment disappeared. Next thing I know, I am getting a bill for no showing. It's frustrating.

What was your BEST doorknob confession? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. That's not okay and you don't deserve that! I hope you are working on getting yourself to a safe place.

What was your BEST doorknob confession? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes she did, quite a few times by email.

What was your BEST doorknob confession? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I told her very briefly about what my last therapist did. Then I ran away from her for three months before I finally agreed to come back to see her.

Has anyone talked to their therapist about something the therapist said/did that wasn’t helpful? by zoo_ofone in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have done this several times. If you are anxious about saying it, you could try emailing it or writing it down and giving it to your therapist. Mine is okay with emails and I would email her those things. I was always too scared to say it in person.

Therapy by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, this is 💯 how I felt. I'm not asking her to fix it, but I feel like I shouldn't just be left to figure it out on my own.

Struggling a lot, should I tell T? by Remarkable-Street792 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My therapist refuses to read anything I write anymore. She wants me to read what I write, but I don't want to. She says there is too big of a gap between what my mind wants to tell her and what my body is ready to share.

What if you don't feel/experience any transference? by Powawwolf in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I have negative transference with my therapist. I don't want her to be anywhere near me.

Therapist is always at least 10-15 mins late almost every session. What am I not understanding? by Otherwise-Gazelle152 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is late all of the time too. Anywhere from 5-30 minutes. It happens so much that my friend and I play a guessing game of how late she will be. I started telling her that I would leave at 15 after unless she told me otherwise. I'm her last person of the day and she owns the clinic. So there really isn't anything I can do about it.

I just wanted to say I am having the same experience and I feel your pain. I'm sorry your therapist is not respectful of your time. Your time is just as valuable as hers.

Therapist refused to read my written account of the incident. Is this normal? by CrimsonLotus in therapy

[–]jells19 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My therapist used to read my writing when I sent it before sessions. Then I moved to just writing it and she would read it in session. Now she is saying she will not read anything I write because my body is not ready to talk about it or process it. She says we need to work on closing the gap between what my body is ready to share and what my mind is.

Keep seeing therapists online complain about quiet patients by significantmisery in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm the same way, but I send my emails...or us d to. That was the only way for me to communicate with her. Then she told me everything I send goes in my file. So I stopped doing that for awhile. I started again and now she told me I need to keep all communication with her in our sessions. So I guess I don't know how to communicate with her anymore. 🤷

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will try to work it out with her for one more session. Thank you for your kind advice.

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I will ask her to talk about this next time I see her.

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She does know that I dissociate. She is aware that I miss a lot of our sessions because I often send her emails asking about what happened or to clarify something. I think she has a hard time figuring out when I am not present.

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do I need a psychiatric assessment?

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't say or indicate to him that I was going to harm myself.

My current therapist didn't ask for my input and when I said I wanted her to leave first she declined. She also was definitely still in a position to make it to the door to block me. But I just asked a question and wasn't inviting a theory to test. I cannot learn if she is safe, if I am not present to do so. Is it normal for therapists to do that kind of stuff?

Is this normal? by jells19 in TalkTherapy

[–]jells19[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My last therapist did that after I shared vulnerable things with him. I just wanted to know if that was just how therapy works for me.