Photo by Kostiantyn Vierkieiev on Unsplash She wanted me to know that my therapy was not being scored, that there would be no test later. There are no right or wrong answers. And everything I say in therapy stays in therapy. But after three sessions, I can understand why she would say that. Lighten up was what I heard, don’t be so hard on yourself, or something equivalent is … [Read more...] about Why Did My Therapist Want Me to Lighten Up?
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Was it Depression’s Fault I Did Not Meet My New Therapist Last Night?
It wasn’t that I didn’t have an appointment.And it wasn’t for inattention on my part. Or at least it felt that way to me. I called my employer's Care network. And I answered all their questions. They wanted to know if I preferred a male or a female therapist. I explained that I have worked with both.All I want is someone who I can talk with and possibly connect with.Now I may … [Read more...] about Was it Depression’s Fault I Did Not Meet My New Therapist Last Night?
What Should I Tell My New Therapist?
Should it just be the facts, or can I add how I am feeling?After all, it has been nearly 4 years since I was in 5 East. Almost 4 years since I faced my depression and said out loud, “I have depression.” Since then, I have dug into what depression is, how it operates, and how I can understand it better. I have read books and even took SMART Recovery training. All this research … [Read more...] about What Should I Tell My New Therapist?
My Psychiatrist Asked Me, “When Is Enough, Enough”?
Last night I had a virtual therapy appointment.I remember my therapist had asked a question and I was responding. It was my side of the story I was relating. Not just the facts or my feelings about it, but I was defending my actions. My decision and why I made it was a source of pride I suppose.My therapist stopped me and said, “I hear rationalization.”He had caught me, and I … [Read more...] about My Psychiatrist Asked Me, “When Is Enough, Enough”?
What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Predictable, steady, expectable, certain, sure, unsurprising, humdrum, obvious, and foreseeable.That is my life.And that has been my life for several months. I guess it is always something. Depression has clouded my life with generous helpings of unhelpful thinking. A year ago, I was fixated on not being able to get started in the morning. It took five months of talking about … [Read more...] about What Depression Doesn’t Want You To Know About Unhelpful Thinking Styles
