Posted by lonelygirl on May 1, 2004, at 15:18:34
In reply to How I hate to ask for help! (Long, may trigger), posted by Aphrodite on May 1, 2004, at 8:33:12
You certainly don't need to apologize for "dumping" your problems here... that's the whole point of these boards, right? :)
Anyway, I think Dinah's suggestions sound good, but if that doesn't work, perhaps the problem is your therapist, not you. When I started seeing my psychologist, I was acutally forced to because I got in trouble at school, and I was initially very resistant in "asking for help" or showing what I was feeling, even to the point where I lied to minimize my problems. Actually, I sort of wanted him to think that I didn't have any problems. I recall telling him that it doesn't bother me that I don't have any friends, but somehow he could see deeper... I think a good one should be able to sense things, and if yours is so clueless about how you feel and can't understand, maybe it's him, not you. That said, I certainly understand how daunting it is to seek help at all, let alone start over with someone else, so it would probably easiest to try to work with the one you have now if possible.
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