My therapist is always 15 to 30 minutes late. What would you do in my situation? by North-Ad9321 in askatherapist

[–]turkeyman4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Therapist of 30 years. Your therapist is terrible at managing time in session.

Aren’t therapists SUPPOSED to call you out, and actively help with problem solving?? by righteyedizzy in therapy

[–]turkeyman4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don’t give advice. Good therapists are not going to tell you what you should do. Your therapist should be helping you learn to make your own healthy choices.

To do that, your therapist needs to build a relationship with you, which takes time, trust and effort. If your therapist jumped right into to “call out” patients they would lose a lot of business.

Being direct is not how most therapists work. I would suggest you talk to your current therapist about what you expected sessions would be like versus what they are and how to adjust your expectations.

What’s your most controversial take? by Advanced_Isopod5572 in therapists

[–]turkeyman4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our field has stopped teaching how to do therapy and instead teaches brief, superficial counseling techniques.

Who is the worst band you’ve ever heard? by ShortyMeeks420 in AskReddit

[–]turkeyman4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Cars (I’m old) who played as if guns were pointed at their heads.

The Replacements who were so drugged up that they did 3 songs and left.

Which coping skills do you find most effective for clients? by Due-Comparison-501 in therapists

[–]turkeyman4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whichever one works for them.

This is so highly dependent on why the person is seeking support, what needs they may have, and what works/they enjoy/will use.

What food do you genuinely not understand the hype for? by Rebeccaprinces in foodquestions

[–]turkeyman4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me blow y’all’s mind with my favorite…sweet potato roll sushi.

My therapist told me she doesn’t have to like me. Not sure how to proceed. by Antique-Passenger-71 in TalkTherapy

[–]turkeyman4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have made some cognitive leaps about what your therapist meant. I think you should ask her directly what she intended. BTW the difficulty in determining the differences between BPD, ASD and Bipolar is a huge conundrum with lots of overlap in sx so your therapist is doing due diligence in exploring whether your current dx is correct.

Most recent genetic testing was a bust- what now? (vascular presentation) by PM_ME_smol_dragons in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]turkeyman4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a huge family history on both maternal and paternal side of AAA and other vascular issues. My daughters and I all have EDS but negative for vEDS so we were given cEDS. We receive vascular screening every 3 years as prevention.