Posted by shar on November 8, 2000, at 17:53:13
In reply to I guess a psychology question?, posted by judy1 on November 8, 2000, at 12:36:21
IMHO --
Have you said exactly this to your therapist? If not, this is where you should start. If you've already said it, this is the issue you and your therapist should focus on for now. You should not leave out the part about thinking about cutting.
Typically the therapist represents the mother or father (depending on sex), and authority figures in general. If you had early experiences that taught you not to trust (abuse, etc.) or that trusting authority figures was dangerous, it makes sense you would not be comfortable.
However, Judy, remember how awful it was a short while back. You are on your feet enough now to do some work on your issues, so you can move forward. It is very hard, I know, and I want to be encouraging you to be even more courageous than you've already been, and stick with it.
Good luck!
Shar
> I was wondering if anyone was able to get better without confronting their "issues"? I have an extreme trust problem with therapists (in my case a psychiatrist) and I seem to be unable to talk about anything. I think my meds have definitely calmed me down, but I'm just frozen in my sessions. And this is a nice person. I think I am incapable of discussing my baggage, I've pushed too much down and don't even remember everything. I feel like if I continue to go (3 days a week now), I'll just relapse with cutting or something worse. Do you think it would be a good idea to stay away for a while? Thanks.
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