Should i tell my therapist ?

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I starting going to a psychiatrist a while ago, but since then i have been feeling like she is making fun of me and ridiculing me. I think she feels like my problems are stupid and that i am a selfish spoiled kid. I don't know if that's true or just my mind.
I don't have depression but am not happy, she diagnosed me with adjustment disorder and ocd ok.

So today i did something wrong again, i was salty about it and about myself so for the first time to tried cutting just because i wanted to try it, not to numb the pain or anything,(i have always loved to get injures tho) i did 3 lame cuts nothing serious and i feel like it's stupid and just faking am not alright lol.

So should i tell her or nah ??

Sorry if that was long and thanks in advance, good day

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  • Ellenna
    5 years ago

    Of course you should tell her: if you don't trust her enough with that information she's not the right therapist for you.

    Therapists who have a detached attitude have sometimes caused me to feel that I'm boring them or the sort of judgment you mention, in which case I've thought about whether or not I'm getting positive things out of the counselling: if so, I don't care if the counsellor is bored!

    Judgmentalism or trivialisation or pushing spiritual beliefs (including newage ones) are different matters: no counsellor should do this and I've walked out the door a few times on that sort of bullshit.

    If you're benefiting from the counselling, continue and I do feel very strongly that you should tell her about the cutting. Keeping something so important from a shrink isn't likely to have a good result in the long run.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      Even if these cuts aren't that deep, the blade i used wasn't very sharp or maybe my grip was weak they bleed a little but they look like a scratch ???? and i have to tell her the reason i was angry i don't feel comfortable taking about this now. (I don't think she is mean. She is actually nice but she is kind of pushing me to face the problem i have in an annoying way idk)

      Thanks for the comment too

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      • Ellenna
        5 years ago

        You may find it annoying, but that's exactly what a good therapist does, encourages a client to face the problems which are causing the client to need therapy.

        I'm guessing it's actually fear which is coming up for you, not just annoyance.

        How sharp the blade was or whatever is totally irrelevant: what's important is the feelings you were experiencing which led you to cutting yourself.

        Therapy isn't always comfortable, in fact with serious issues it will be challenging and uncomfortable: going into therapy is a risk people usually take when they can't cope any longer by themselves. You're taking a risk cutting yourself, but in a destructive way: how about taking the risk of fully committing to therapy?

        Alternatively, you could go on with your life the way it is now: up to you

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          5 years ago

          Thank you so much

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  • Iridocyclitis
    5 years ago

    I would tell her you feel that she is not a good therapist (she's a therapist, she wont get mad). You shouldn't keep anything from them, the reason you're there is to unbury things not to hide even more things. And if you were doing it for attention, you would want attention from it, not to hide it.

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    • eeeekkk
      5 years ago

      My thoughts exactly

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  • LOLFanProductions
    5 years ago

    This is probably going to get dislikes, but are you emo by any chance?! I know that it's a stereotype to cut yourself. However some emos do that.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      Lol not at all, i was angry with my self that is all and i couldn't careless if i was hurt.

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  • Ellenna
    5 years ago

    I think OP would need to say more than that: ie, talk honestly about him/herself about what feelings are coming up with the therapist. For example, "I'm uncomfortable when I feel you're pushing me to talk about certain things": any good therapist would use that as an opening for OP to talk about feelings, uncomfortable or not.

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