My therapist is no-nonsense in regards to my OCD, and extremely empathetic to my humanity and pain. At first this was really hard because I identified with my OCD so much, I assumed he was attacking me, when in fact he was intentionally going after the OCD. He had faith that there was more to me than my anxiety and rituals. Also, he encourages me to be honest with him--if he does something that pisses me off, he wants to know so we can work it through. This helps when he goes too fast--I can tell him that's what I am feeling, and he can tell me more about what his goals are, and I can clarify what is freaking me out.
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My therapist is no-nonsense in regards to my OCD, and extremely empathetic to my humanity and pain. At first this was really hard because I identified with my OCD so much, I assumed he was attacking me, when in fact he was intentionally going after the OCD. He had faith that there was more to me than my anxiety and rituals. Also, he encourages me to be honest with him--if he does something that pisses me off, he wants to know so we can work it through. This helps when he goes too fast--I can tell him that's what I am feeling, and he can tell me more about what his goals are, and I can clarify what is freaking me out.
April 2, 2010 - 9:14amThis Comment
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