Update: Therapy with my husband there

[Mrspjsmom]

I want to thank everyone for your support and kind words today. Having my husband with me during therapy turned out well. My therapist is amazing and has wanted me to bring him in for a long time. He now has a much better understanding of what I am going through and the support I need from him. I felt safe enough with my therapist there to stand up for myself. Something I gave up doing long ago. I am hoping my husband will follow through with the issues we discussed. HUGS!

[Elocin303]

This is wonderful. 🙌🏻

[Starrlight]

I’m super happy for ya! 😊

[sweetiepye]

Hi Mrspjsmom, I would always share some of my therapy and also Dr.'s visits with my husband. He didn't always get it or agree with it. I would tell him I was giving him information and not asking for his approval. It would become contentious at times. When I asked him to sit in on these sessions it turned the whole thing around. I think he must have felt he was being blamed for my problems which was not the case. As you mentioned , knowing what I was going through and the support I needed made all the difference. My husband has followed through, with a few subtle hints from me. My best to you both, Pam

[LiveandLetLive42]

That’s awesome 👏🏼 Yay!! You go girl so happy for you and so proud of you!

[Dolphin14]

Glad it went well.

[Gjkas]

So glad that it went well for you. 👌😊.

[BonnieSue]

Wonderful! What a blessing! I'm so glad it went well for you. Are you thinking of having him come every so often to keep up with changes and being informed?

[Mrspjsmom in reply to BonnieSue]

I haven't decided. A big part of the problem is his work schedule. He works 12 hour shifts 7pm to 7am and my therapist only has appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday. So for now I will see how things go. Taking him with me after he has worked a 12 hour shift could be a disaster.

[BonnieSue in reply to Mrspjsmom]

Oh, boy, that's difficult. He could go if he took the previous workday off, but he might not like that idea. If he took the day off, it would be wonderful if you both agreed that it was your special day to be together and do something pleasant and good for you both. A "date" you could call it. Food for thought maybe. I wish you well.