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Difficulty talking to psych

TheVorticonSenior Contributor

Difficulty talking to psych

I seem to have a lot of difficulty in talking to my psychologist. I've been seeing him for almost 2 years (plus a longer history of having seen him previously) and it's slowly getting a bit easier but still doesn't always go well.

Apparently he finds working with me to be professionally challenging, so it's not just my imagination that things are difficult. I don't want to be difficult because I don't want him to hate working with me. So far he's still willing to be my psych but if he ends up not liking me then it'll be too upsetting to continue. But I'm very attached to my psych so I want to fix things and keep seeing him.

Does anyone else have long term difficulties with talking to their psychs/counsellors/etc? I'm at the point where I'm now seeing a counsellor to help me handle things with my psych, and I think it might be helping a little.

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MaggieSenior Contributor

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@TheVorticon All anyone can do is try. I think you are giving it your best shot. Good on you.

Take care.

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TheVorticonSenior Contributor

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Thanks @Maggie.

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TheVorticonSenior Contributor

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Feeling like crap after session with counsellor. Dredging up shit from 15yrs ago and he spent most of the time talking.

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MaggieSenior Contributor

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@TheVorticon 👋🏻👋🏻❣️❣️

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saltandpepperSenior Contributor

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Hey @TheVorticon is there anything you wanted to get out that you didn't get a chance to say in therapy? Not easy going back to the old wounds, here if you needa chat

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TheVorticonSenior Contributor

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I don't know. I just wanted him to stop talking and stop explaining for a second. I wish I wasn't me and wasn't here.

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saltandpepperSenior Contributor

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@TheVorticon It's OK to butt in and tell your psych to slow down. And it's OK to tell them you're not ready to hear/talk about something. It's up to you to decide on the pace, not them, OK?

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Unknown userMember

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Hi there @TheVorticon,

You're sitting with a lot of pain tonight from those opened wounds. It sounds like your counsellor was moving at a different pace than you needed in that session. I'm sorry they couldn't see that.

If you feel like you need some extra one-on-one support or feeling unsafe I encourage you to contact a helpline-

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

Lifeline: 13 11 14

Here with you,

Sphinxly 🐣

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TheVorticonSenior Contributor

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Yeah I should've given him a time out signal or something. I just start shutting down when that sort of thing happens though. Guess that's something I need to figure out and prep for - what I need when shutting down.
Thanks @saltandpepper and @Former-Member. And @Maggie from before.

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MaggieSenior Contributor

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@TheVorticon . Take care.

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