Posted by Dinah on November 23, 2003, at 7:12:19
In reply to Re: Another question » Dinah, posted by DaisyM on November 23, 2003, at 0:54:08
> So what looked like "standard" therapy has actually gotten much harder. I worry that it is too hard for him 'cause I know how hard it is for me! Plus, this isn't exactly what he bargained for, is it?
It sounds like a lot of us got to therapy this way, so perhaps we shouldn't worry so much about it. Maybe therapists are used to simple presentations turning complex. Or simple CBT becoming long term therapy of a different sort.
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> He has also mentioned that sometimes clients start getting better but because you are afraid that therapy will be terminated because you begin to recover, you resist sharing the good things that are happening.I worry about that too, so just on the off chance it was true for me, I had him agree that therapy wouldn't be terminated anyway unless I wanted it to be. I think that also reassured him a bit that I wouldn't resist getting better.
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> I've actually been thinking this weekend that I feel more hopeless and I don't know what I want from therapy anymore. I don't feel better - I mean, who gets near tears just grocery shopping?! Other times I think, I just need to buck up and deal with my life. *sigh* I drive myself crazy.
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Sounds familiar. :( But every once in a while I look over my "journals" and see that yes, I am getting better. Do you have any old notes or posts that you can use to help you see how far you've come (and I forget how long you've been in therapy?).
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