good therapy session yesterday

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Registered: 03-26-2003
good therapy session yesterday
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 11:37am

Last week, I posted about how upset I was that it didn't seem like Therapist was taking me seriously about my anxiety attack. So yesterday when I went we talked about it some more and I asked her point blank if she believed me when I had told her about the panic attack. She seemed really concerned when I told her that last week I got the impression she didn't believe me. She said the reason she thought I was so upset was over the event itself and that she was trying to convince me that it was irrational to be so worked up about it. That part it true; most people would not have reacted the way I did. And I said that really, I was so scared and freaked out about the panic attack itself because I get them so rarely and that my physical symptoms were very intense. So it was a case of miscommunication, I think. But we worked it out, and she gave me some breathing exercises to try.


It was a very good session, and I feel much better about things now.


Laura

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Registered: 05-12-2003
Fri, 09-02-2005 - 1:44pm

that's great to hear (or read) Laura, I bet it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off your chest. way to go!