Oh, one of my favorites was my very first appointment with my therapist. In response to me telling her about my SI, she asked if she could see -_- I told her no, of course, and she kind of looked at me like that surprised her. Hah!
On Monday my counsellor pointed out that I find sessions hard and keep shrugging (i fidget alot in sessions)... Then I felt even less comfortable because I was trying not to fidget. We laughed about it but I'd prefer to fidget than focus all my attention on trying to not fidget!
If I'm feeling particularly sarcastic I give them the first 10 digits of pi to this question... (3.141592653)
I literally think you are my new hero for this.
My favourite is my GP, because he's an idiot: "Well, you know. Suicide causes death."
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"You're having a panic attack."
It does sounds stupid, but I do first aid, and there are people who don't realise, and think they're having an asthma attack, or heart attack. One girl was trying to take her inhaler like 500 times, even though we told her it wouldn't help.
It doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you go.
No-one gets remembered for the things they didn't do.
We won't all be here this time next year,
so while you can take a picture of us.
We're definitely going to hell,
but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
'you have a soft toy there' psych I saw on friday 40 minutes into an assesment. I'd been cuddling ducky the whole session. observational skills low..
Wow- impressive psych 0-o lol.
“The good things don’t always soften the bad, but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant.”
“Nobody important? Blimey, that’s amazing. Do you know, in nine hundred years of time and space I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important before.”
“If it’s time to go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best. My friends have always been the best of me.”
I just saw someone for the second time today and we had a lovely conversation- after she shockingly told me she was a Muggle and could not fix me with a magic wand, we agreed on how terrible Muggle transit is, and how the Floo Network needs to be more widely used...
I think I may like her.
Impressed ^_^
“The good things don’t always soften the bad, but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant.”
“Nobody important? Blimey, that’s amazing. Do you know, in nine hundred years of time and space I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important before.”
“If it’s time to go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best. My friends have always been the best of me.”
On Monday my counsellor pointed out that I find sessions hard and keep shrugging (i fidget alot in sessions)... Then I felt even less comfortable because I was trying not to fidget. We laughed about it but I'd prefer to fidget than focus all my attention on trying to not fidget!
My counsellor said this to me the other day. Now I am conscious of fiddling with my scarf or jeans or gloves or whatever. However, it helps to fidget so she's just going to have to deal with it!
The very same woman also said I was fiesty. She's a very lovely person and I get on with her, it was just in one of our first sessions and I don't appreciate that word on any occassion.
My doctor aso informed me that "there are worse things to catch than pregnancy". Now, I do like my doctor and she's been amazing but that particular phrase did amuse me.
I suppose they're all human so they're going to sometimes say funny/odd things!
Psych-"Did you get new glasses? You look different."
Me-"No these are my same old glasses..."
Psych-"Are you sure?"
Me-"Yes, I did get my hair cut short and dyed a completely different color though..."
Psych-"Oh! So that's what it was!"
"Some people get by, with a little understanding. Some people get by, with a whole lot more."
Therapist: what brings you here today?
Me: I feel really depressed.
Therapist: can you tell me about it?
Me: I'm really lethargic, I feel extremely sad and keep bursting into tears
Therapist: Betty, it sounds like you are depressed.
Me: There is a difference between self harm and suicide.
Therapist: Well..not really...
Me: Are you trying to tell me that despite being suicidal and having every intention to do this, that I was only trying to self harm? (I had been in hospital for it)
Therapist: Well, we don't know what would have happened.
Me: I could've died.
I don't understand why they always ask: Are you feeling safe?
I can never work out what it means, surely it would be less ambiguous to ask: Are you going to harm/try to kill yourself?
I mean, having a panic attack makes me feel unsafe, but its not the same thing that they're asking
In hospital after taking an overdose
'so do you want to tell me why you took an overdose?'
''I wanted to die!'
'Really?'
'No I had a headache!?!?!?!?' idiot!
Lifes not about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain (:
My therapist uses a lot of metaphors during our sessions, and last week she used a shovel in a metaphor, saying how it can be useful in several situations, but is very unhelpful if you fall into a hole. She asked:
"What do you think happens if you just keep shoveling?"
"You go deeper..."
"And what should you do instead?"
"...Climb out of the hole?"
And then she made a comment about how she was happy that I always get the right answers. Well... thanks? I understand how the metaphors can be helpful, but these obvious questions and answers make me feel like a child...
And the other day, a doctor was asking questions about my SH, and asked "do you bleed when you cut?" Do you really need me to answer this?
I'd fly away to a higher place
to say words I resist, to float away, to sigh, to breathe... forget~
Psych- I'm going to refer you to a phone based support team. I think they'll help.
Me- I really don't like talking on the phone...I really don't think I'll be able to follow through and call them...
Psych- That's something you'll have to talk to them about when you call, okay?
Seriously...what part of "I probably won't call them" don't you get. I never did work up the nerve to call them...and next appointment...
Psych- Why didn't you call the support team?
Me- I told you I wouldn't because I don't like phones.
Psych- You should have told me that then!
Seriously...
"Some people get by, with a little understanding. Some people get by, with a whole lot more."
maybe not obvious but cpn has said to me 'what have you been up to? out making friends?" as if its that easy.
also when they talk about harming self - they seem to mean to death? im just trying to 'hurt' self.
My CBT therapist often says things that are more like what my psych used to say. Eg;
"How have you been doing this week then?"
"Ok really"
" What does that mean?"
* Looks puzzled* "Well its just means ok really, nothing happened"
* Stares at me blankly*
I should treat CBT as psych assessments again lol..
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