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Psychologist not getting the message

Psychologist not getting the message

I have recently started seeing a new psychologist who took nearly 3 months to get into and if i had to find another one it would take the same amount of time and i just cant go 6 months on wating lists so finidng someone new is not an option plus there are only a few in the new place i am living anyway as it is a small town. anyway my psychologist is not taking the hints i am giving. last session she kept asking and asking about my goals "you must have a reason for being here" she kept saying and i told her my OLNY goals are to stay alive and out of hospital. thats it nothing else right now. she basically said that wasnt a good enough goal and that there had to be something else and that i have to think harder about what my other goals are. like there is literally nothing else and she was really annoying me and stressing me out and i tried to tell her that goal setting is not helpful for me and that it was just stressful and i tried changing the subject but she wouldnt give up. and then at the end she asked if i would tell her if she was doing anything that was not helpful! like um that was what i had been trying to do the WHOLE TIME!!!!! i dont want to be rude but she isnt getting the hint and is just stressing me out and upsetting me and i dont have the energy to explain to her that i cant take her doing these things over and over again. like she is not being helpful at all and i feel like she just keeps making things worse. like idk what to do i cant keep chasing after services i dont have the energy or the time.

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@Ali11 I have no idea what i am going to do about the psychologist but i dont have an appointment this week so i cant think about it next week.

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Step by step @Eden1919, sometimes that's all we can do. Did you write out some of those thoughts for next time?

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@Ali11 not yet have been in a lot of physical pain this week and it has been setting everything back as far as tasks go.

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Sorry to hear about your physical pain @Eden1919, I can imagine everything takes a step back while you're dealing with that. Hope you are able to get some relief from the pain.

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