What Does Your Therapist Think of RYL?

-Asphyxia- · 19-01-2009, 07:11 PM

Have you told them about it? What was their reaction? Did they see it as a positive or negative thing?

I'm just curious because I'm wondering if I should bring it up to my therapist...

Thanks!

Popple · 19-01-2009, 07:14 PM

When I first started seeing my old counsellor she reccommended it to me

So I assume she thought goof of it.
But yeah I was already a memeber back then not that I told her that lol

ThinkingofRecovery · 19-01-2009, 07:16 PM

My mh team don't know about it. Partly because I reckon they will assume it is for teenagers whereas I am 27 (and there are plenty of older people on here). The other reason is because I don't want them to disapprove of it when if it wasn't for getting used to posting on here I don't think I would have learnt to be open with them.

dark_light · 19-01-2009, 07:33 PM

I haven't told my mh team either, not sure why though. I guess i don't want to be told not to come on here

l'il esky · 19-01-2009, 08:24 PM

i have told all the people i see about it!
i have to explain tho that we dont encourage sh etc and there are distraction pages too, and told the people at the maudsley that i was able to speak to people who had been to the maudsley so could give me idea what it was like/where to park etc

i dont think they necessarily think i tis a bad thing, but i do sometimes feel that they think i am on here cos i have no real life friends and it is a way to speak to people (ido have friends by the way, but you guys understand this stuff more:) )

xx

Steel Maiden · 19-01-2009, 08:34 PM

The psych and his SHO in Fulborn Hospital (the psych ward I went to in Cambridge) both know of RYL. They said "oh yes, we've a few patients who are members of that site".

sherlock holmes · 19-01-2009, 09:14 PM

Negative, always negative.

"You've been going on those sites again, haven't you?"

green.eyes · 19-01-2009, 10:58 PM

my first few thought it was positive
recent one thinks its negative because it stops me having to talk to people around me. i can stick with internet people. lol.

Kuwairo · 19-01-2009, 11:07 PM

I never told my counsellor when I saw him, and my doctor doesn't know either. It's just something I never bring up with anyone at all.

crazykat · 19-01-2009, 11:12 PM

I told both my support worker and doctor and once I explained what it was all about, they thought it was really positive. Althrough I have never told them my username or anything I still want that privacy.

musicmad123 · 20-01-2009, 12:32 AM

my GP agreed with it, haven't told any of the other people

Target Dawn · 20-01-2009, 04:22 AM

My psych doesn't encourage me to come on here. She thinks it'll make my problems worse by reminding me of them (like I can even forget about them anyway!!).

one_step_closer · 20-01-2009, 10:47 AM

My psychologist thinks that i'm trying to avoid my problems by supporting others.

alienshe_cheesycake · 20-01-2009, 10:57 AM

I told a lot of people about RYL, my CPN and my therapist and my family know I come on here as well.

My CPN and my therapist think its a good thing but only after I reassured them that RYL was not a pro-SI site and encourages recovery.

Now however I am compeltely *paranoid* that one of them is going to come on here, find me and read my journal. I'm actually considering changing my journal to private I feel so paranoid now :-S

Siouxsie · 20-01-2009, 10:59 AM

Nobody else knows and I like it that way. I'd be really paranoid that they'd join and read all my posts. =/

sherlock holmes · 20-01-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss-Ruby

My psych doesn't encourage me to come on here. She thinks it'll make my problems worse by reminding me of them (like I can even forget about them anyway!!).

My CPN says the same. She says constantly being on a site to do with self harming is just making me think of it all the time, and sites like this normalise self harm.

I don't agree with the fact I get reminded of it all the time, I don't.

Possibly RYL normalises self harm to a certain extent, possibly because here it's something we all have in common rather than the outside world where not many people self harm.

Steel Magnolia · 20-01-2009, 03:12 PM

My psych thinks its a good idea. She says at least if shes unavailable for a chat I can talk to people on here. She also thinks that F&D is a great distraction. During one of my appointments, she had a browse on RYL on her laptop!

NotWhoYouThinkIAm · 20-01-2009, 03:31 PM

only my sister and me go on here...never told anyone else...too paranoid that theyll come on here and read my posts...

sherlock holmes · 20-01-2009, 03:49 PM

Back in the days of early recover, my dad came across the site and printed off the info for me and asked if I would take a look...I told him I already had joined! I was on ruin and kept it a secret intially.

So my dad was supportive at first, but I don't think my parents are too keen on RYL now. They listen to whatever the CMHT tell them.

Steel Magnolia · 20-01-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by control freak

Back in the days of early recover, my dad came across the site and printed off the info for me and asked if I would take a look...I told him I already had joined! I was on ruin and kept it a secret intially.

So my dad was supportive at first, but I don't think my parents are too keen on RYL now. They listen to whatever the CMHT tell them.

Its really lovely to hear how supportive your dad was. Ive told my parents about RYL and they think its a good idea but they couldnt be arsed going online to see what its like here..