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Today I went to see her because she wanted me to see her in school and when I went speaking about my problems she starts rolling her eyes 90% of the time and 10% she spoke in a really sarcastic voice. You tell me if you were in my shoes what would you have done?
VERY unprofessional. If you can, try to find a different one.
I had a horrible experience with a therapist as a teen as well (well, that and a few psychiatrists; unfortunately, there are a LOT of very questionable people in these occupations), where I had been having intense suicidal thoughts and was telling her about them, as well as family issues, and she said "Are you on your period? You're being really bitchy today". This pissed me off and I told her to go to hell, slammed the door behind me and heard a bunch of her shit fall off of the wall, and left the place.
This isn’t normal. If your parents are really strict they aren’t going to let you out of therapy. So instead play the silent treatment with her
That's messed up. You should tell someone about your experience and try to get a new one.
I've liked the 2 of the 3 therapists i've had so far but none of them were of any help though they were nice. The first one was pretty... "airheaded" and rambly, often when I mentioned a problem of mine she'd compare me to one of her sons and say he has the same problem and just in general draw comparisons to her own life and start talking about that which left me with so little time to talk that our appointments would drag out on time. The second one was still learning so I was one of her first patients ever, she basically just said "do this" about things I find difficult as if I had never tried ever since I was a kid a million times already and she didn't really have any good techniques to share. The third one was plain rude and would undermine my problems.
Most therapist are narcissists in my experience. I was forced to go to therapy when I was a kid/teen. Only liked one of my therapists (my last one) because he was the only one that didn't act like he knew me more then I knew myself, the rest were cunts. Threw a snow globe in one's face for being a condescending bitch & calling me a liar, got in a little legal trouble for that so after that I would fuck with them by making up different personalities & back stories (like characters in a book), act them out & then later reveal I was taking them for a ride the whole time on my last day with them.
I agree, and yes, the way they act as if they know you better than you know yourself is extremely arrogant and condescending, and also infuriating. What really burns my ass is that when I was (mis)diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and Asperger's Syndrome at around 12, I tried to tell them I didn't feel anxious or depressed about anything, and didn't feel a lot of the things they told me I did (like being unable to read body language and facial expressions; I'm actually better than average at it now and was always able to read them to some extent, but really, what kid is an expert at that? 12-year-olds simply don't have the life experience to be able to read them on the same level as an adult). The assholes actually had the audacity to tell me that I wasn't intelligent enough to be able to recognize my own feelings. I still burn up even thinking about that, and wish I would've known what I know now and put a stop to that BS, not that anyone would've taken me seriously anyway, sadly.
Lol, one of the last therapists I went to asked me if I was on my period and told me I was being "bitchy" for talking about the intense suicidal thoughts I had at the time (due to the antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds I was on at the time), as well as family issues that had been bothering me. I saw red, told her to go to hell, slammed the door behind me when I left and heard a bunch of her shit fall off of her wall.
Later on, I got re-tested for Asperger's and it turns out I didn't have it. The therapist I worked with to get re-tested was actually pretty great; very professional, down-to-earth, and overall a very nice and very normal person.
Unfortunately though, a lot of the people I've met who were either psychologists, psychiatrists, or studied psychology in college seemed to have questionable mental health, themselves. I swear, all of my classmates who went into psychology were either the school bullies, the troublemakers/victims/ridiculously easily offended, the ones with obvious mental health issues, etc. I have noticed a similar trend with teachers as well, unfortunately, though those tend to include some people who seemed to have peaked in high school, never really outgrew the high school mentality and wanting to be "popular", and just found a way to go back. I hate to stereotype professions since I also work in one that is heavily stereotyped, but it's just a pattern I have noticed.
Most people who go to therapy are pathetic and whiny and the therapists just have to act like care and sympathise with you so it’s normal that the facade slips sometimes
Eye rolling and sarcasm is pretty normal. Therapy is supposed to make you feel worse about yourself.
Therapy is a waste of time and money 90% of the time. 5e last time we went to a therapist in Denver for marriage counseling, the asshole wouldn’t stop trying to get my wife to go out with him. We shitcanned him.
Sounds like a total waste of money. Stop going. Or, if your parents/the school are forcing you to go, I would just sit there in silence. Maybe take a book?