Notable among the terrible therapists & psychs: The one who didn't say anything, and just nodded silently like a fucking bobblehead doll. Sullen fourteen year old me said a whole lot of nothing back, and was eventually tossed out because there was supposedly nothing wrong with me.
The one who said that my interest in s/m meant i was suicidal.
The one who 1) didn't introduce herself to me at our first session, and when i asked if she was the doc, made a great production of showing me her id badge. This one also looked at her computer screen the entire time.
Things i've appreciated: Making eye contact, unless i'm visibly uncomfortable with it, in which case, give me a bit of privacy.
Asking if it's okay to talk about a particular subject (answers range from "yes, but please direct the conversation" to "bring it up again in a month" to "fuck, no) and respecting the answer.
Showing concern/caring when warranted. Maybe it's just my own special brand of crazy, but if i tell a therapist that this session is the first time i've left the house in a week, and said therapist doesn't bat an eye, i'm going to wonder if maybe not leaving the house for days on end is normal and i'm just malingering.
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Date: 2009-07-20 01:31 am (UTC)The one who didn't say anything, and just nodded silently like a fucking bobblehead doll. Sullen fourteen year old me said a whole lot of nothing back, and was eventually tossed out because there was supposedly nothing wrong with me.
The one who said that my interest in s/m meant i was suicidal.
The one who 1) didn't introduce herself to me at our first session, and when i asked if she was the doc, made a great production of showing me her id badge. This one also looked at her computer screen the entire time.
Things i've appreciated:
Making eye contact, unless i'm visibly uncomfortable with it, in which case, give me a bit of privacy.
Asking if it's okay to talk about a particular subject (answers range from "yes, but please direct the conversation" to "bring it up again in a month" to "fuck, no) and respecting the answer.
Showing concern/caring when warranted. Maybe it's just my own special brand of crazy, but if i tell a therapist that this session is the first time i've left the house in a week, and said therapist doesn't bat an eye, i'm going to wonder if maybe not leaving the house for days on end is normal and i'm just malingering.