CONS
08-10-08, 09:43
Ok so its finally come around again that im going to start group therapy,
i say second as the first time my assessor thought it was best to do work with my occupational therapist before doing group.
Fair doo's i thought and went with that.
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After 2 sessions with my occupational therapist i quit seeing her because of 3 things she said in 2 , 1 hour sessions:
1. 90% of all poeple with anxiety NEVER recover.
2. I wish i had a magic wand (she said this twice in same session)
3. i wont be able to hold your hand through this (a response to a question never asked)
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Im 30 years old and was 4 years older than her, she was talking to me like a paediatric nurse and she infuriated me beyond belief.
what has this to do with the thread title?
SHE is going to be there when i go for my second assessment to find out which group i/they think i should go into.
Its pretty much guaranteed it will be anxiety management.
Personally i dont like my occ therapist for the above 3 reasons and because she was referred to me by my psychologist. (who i had to wait 12 months to see) I kind of thought of her as the end of the line, the top of the tree in terms of help i could get.
As usual great expectations only lead to upset.
Dont get me wrong im not naive, i just wanted little shreds of confidence boosting and possibilities from this woman and came out of both sessions feeling deflated and pole-axed.
So today i go and it will cost me £25 in taxi fair cuz im scared of buses and im getting tight chest, unsettling gut sensations, slight hint of a headache coming on and im worried about taking 2 diazepam which is what i would normally do, from a post i read yesterday.
Pray for me,
(i have visualised maybe 4 or 5 times in 2 days of me standing up in the room and pointing at her and saying " you lady did not do your job in the correct manner ", or words to that effect)
CONS
i say second as the first time my assessor thought it was best to do work with my occupational therapist before doing group.
Fair doo's i thought and went with that.
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After 2 sessions with my occupational therapist i quit seeing her because of 3 things she said in 2 , 1 hour sessions:
1. 90% of all poeple with anxiety NEVER recover.
2. I wish i had a magic wand (she said this twice in same session)
3. i wont be able to hold your hand through this (a response to a question never asked)
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Im 30 years old and was 4 years older than her, she was talking to me like a paediatric nurse and she infuriated me beyond belief.
what has this to do with the thread title?
SHE is going to be there when i go for my second assessment to find out which group i/they think i should go into.
Its pretty much guaranteed it will be anxiety management.
Personally i dont like my occ therapist for the above 3 reasons and because she was referred to me by my psychologist. (who i had to wait 12 months to see) I kind of thought of her as the end of the line, the top of the tree in terms of help i could get.
As usual great expectations only lead to upset.
Dont get me wrong im not naive, i just wanted little shreds of confidence boosting and possibilities from this woman and came out of both sessions feeling deflated and pole-axed.
So today i go and it will cost me £25 in taxi fair cuz im scared of buses and im getting tight chest, unsettling gut sensations, slight hint of a headache coming on and im worried about taking 2 diazepam which is what i would normally do, from a post i read yesterday.
Pray for me,
(i have visualised maybe 4 or 5 times in 2 days of me standing up in the room and pointing at her and saying " you lady did not do your job in the correct manner ", or words to that effect)
CONS