My therapist is quitting on me I just related to her a trauma from my childhood had a flashback she tells me shes moving on. This is the second time this happened to me. She's going into private practice and by the way you won't be able to afford me.
What the h@ll is wrong with these people. I'm old alone and scared and she chooses to do this.....she couldn't wait!!! I'm supposed to attend church....I have distress written all over my face.
I'm sorry you went through that. It sounds like she was more focused on switching over to a private practice rather than what her client needs. If you need to take time for yourself, be gentle with daily obligations 
Is there anyone you can turn to for a little reassurance?
No... I'm too moros and depressed for people to be around. My own family told me to get lost. A cousin I really liked told me " No one wants to hear this s@#t". My housing may be in jeapordy because of the emotional state I'm in, the last 7 years have been horrible for me. My therapist was the one stable anchor I hadd.
That's horrible!!!! I've been told similar stuff all my life. I've never had a parent to emotionally rely on cause they were so broken or addicted. I joined a couple self help groups and they made me feel so seen and a little less alone. The whole reason I came on here is cause I've been going insane tryna not turn to old unhealthy, destructive coping habits. It gives me a smidge of dopamine to see a reply which I guess is better than nothing for rn. Can I ask why you're on here? Maybe everyone can find a better way to help 🫡
I'm here because I so freaking isolated and terrified that I needed to be some where and talk with someone anyone who understands what I'm going thru. The only help I think is really gonna help is when God calls me home. As to parents the two a-holes that spawned me should never have had kids. My old man was definitely a head case and abusive. My mom was just overwhelmed.
Have you talked to a crisis counselor before. Some of them suck, but some really helped. I can suggested some one i've used if you'd like
Yes, I'm open for anything. Message me in chat if it's contact information please,
Just describe to them your situation and what you're looking for either mentally, financially, spiritually, or anything you feel like sharing really ❤️ Hope this helps a lil, wishing you strength!: crisistextline.org/text-us/
(((((((((((((((((((((Hug))))))))))))))))))) that sounds all so difficult. Stay strong we are listening. ❤️⭐️
I am so very sorry you had to experience that. Her behavior is quite unethical at the very least. She gives you no notice at all and then makes a remark that you couldn't afford her? If that were me, I'd report her to the AMA. Have you tried any online therapy like Better Help? I used them for awhile and they helped me somewhat. I know it's very hard to find a therapist that you click with and feel comfortable talking with. Until you do, take it slow and be gentle with yourself. Take care!
Thank you
I've been given cold treatment by doctors who do not want me as a patient, but a therapist is s different. And, to parrot an above post, to tell someone flat out that you can't afford them... this is the sort of therapist nobody needs. I've met people who have had similar experiences with therapists, counselors, and psychiatrist. I'm so sorry this happened. If they were going to be an ass, the very least they could do was provide some sort of referral -- professionalism being a foreign concept to them for some ridiculous reason 😑
I don't know what else to say. I keep getting kicked around. I have this obsession with going to the woods and running away. I impulse bought a sleeping bag yesterday. I hate this world nobody gives a s&@t abount anyone else especially if your old. I just turned 65 I didn't plan to live this long.Now both my spirit and body are broken.
I’ve felt similar before. Please stay safe.
It's your former therapist that's in the wrong here, not you. I've had a psychiatrist tell me I was making up problems and she wasn't fooled by my BS. I had a therapist who told me he "didn't like me." Still hurts, that one... but I'm still here, and that jerk is gone.
There are crisis counselors who are pretty useless, and some terrific ones. Please keep reaching out until you get the help you need. Plus people are here, pretty much all the time.
It is so hard. I lost my psychiatrist of 20s years who was like a second father and faith counselor. It had to happen, he is in his 80s. However, he had referrals for all of his patients. I had moved out of state so I had to start a search from scratch. I then lost my PTSD counselor to her own illness. She is ok, but had to shut her practice. I haven't found a new therapist and I, too, am trying to work up the "nerve" to get someone else. I feel your pain. It is a constant battle. I can't get myself in a mental place to get what I need. Wish I had words of comfort. The commentary on her new billing was just ridiculous.
I'm afraid this and my deteriorating health will cause me to be hospitalized. I'll loose my apartment, possessions and my cat. Why do these things keep on happening to me??!!!!
I sent email telling her this. I'm going to ask for referal. I just so upset. I don't have the energy for this.
get a refund…she failed
Will be keeping you in my thoughts. I've dealt with a similar experience before. It's not fair... the childhood trauma is tough enough & not easy to deal with... You are valued & there are people who understand/hear you.
Any sort of trauma affects you for a lifetime I'm afraid to say,but try and take some positives in the world, I speak from experience, I won't go into my journey as such but I became a working alcoholic, and then the addiction kicked in, a chronic alcoholic evolved, all from ptsd. Now trying to understand something that's happened doesn't make sense, abd sometimes people can't understand how you feel, you need people who have experience in your troubled life,and laying your card's on the table is the way to deal with trauma, as our heads can explode with all the information you've stored in your head, support is vital, empathy, understanding, trying to resolve each bit of " bad stuff " that's happened, your cat will be a part of your life, and thinking about it is a motivation to keep things on an even keel.
Things can retrace footsteps into bad thoughts and memories, but you need a new journey in your life, I don't have all the answers or the way your deck of cards will play out, it's trying to have a connection with a person or persons that can support you, this forum is the best solution and then cherry pick all the good points and perhaps this will guide you onto new pastures, I truly wish you well for the coming weeks/months, kind regards 😊
So sorry to hear about your trouble. I know it is hard but you may get an even better therapist next time. Don't let this stop you from making progress.
That's not good and sad for you
I too am old sick with MS but the Lord Jesus is there for me when others aren’t ! He will be for you to and I will be praying for you!
I'm just feeling sorry for you going through something like this but we are all here for each other. I have ptsd psychosis depression disorder anxiety disorder bipolar and autism adhd and learning disabilities and lots of physical health as well and I am hypersensitivity is really high at the moment and I can only go round the block for fresh air and I can't attend my usual groups and activities I usually do in the week. My mental health is severe at the moment. I do have a faith in God that I will get through this as he has got me through so much others and he has made me stronger in the last few months and I know with God's strength we can get through our struggles we cannot do it on our own. We all need God help in our life with situations and mental illnesses and physical illnesses and trauma and emotional issues and stressful and anxieties and so much we all go through even a lot more than what I said because there is so many things in life we go through and it's only by God's strength and help we can get through these even though he may not take it all away because sometimes we have to live with it but I know that when we believe and trust God and we believe that eternal life in heaven is for us then all pain and death and situations and circumstances will be no more and the devil Satan will be chained up and in he'll this world isn't hell even though it may seem like hell but the devil caused pain and death and sin and all these horrible things we go through in this life in this world God never caused it Satan did. But if we believe and have faith and trust in God that one day Jesus the saviour of the world will return on his second coming then we will receive eternal life as God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall have eternal life. Amen to this. God's word of truth to us who believe in Jesus Christ that died on the cross and rose again on the third day and was resurrected from the dead that Jesus when he died went to hell for all the world to save us from Satan and on the third day he was risen from the dead that death could not hold him there because he is God our Lord and saviour he died for all his people we are his children and he loves us so much even though we sin but the only way for sin is death and eternal death that why Jesus went all the way to die for us because it was his great love for us that he died on the cross for all mankind to save us from death so that we would live with him for eternal life in heaven. Even if we are a good person and we don't believe in God though he loves us but God cannot be by sin even a tiny bit of sin he can't be near it but although he knows we are sinners as all mankind are sinners but the difference is those that believe and have faith in God though we all sin those that come to know God will be saved because we accept that he died on the cross for us and then he was raised from Death to life as this is the greatest sin of all not believing that Jesus died on the cross for me and for all that whoever doesn't believe will be perish from the earth forever then people ask if God is a loving God why does would a loving God send us to he'll with Satan the answer to this is because they made a choice between God and Satan who father and family they want to be part of with we have 2 choose from Satan or God. Also God doesn't want to destroy anyone he wants to save every human being on this earth and Satan goes to hell by himself but Satan wants to take many of God's people to hell by deceiving us and deception and thief and death and telling us lies about God. Adam and Eve had a choice to either believe God or the serpent but Eve chose to believe the serpent instead of God's truth and that's sin came into this world it all began in the garden of Eden God put the serpent in the garden because if Adam and Eve just heard God's voice then he wouldn't be a fair God because we wouldn't have free will so we wouldn't have a choice to choose from egat we want to do or not do he gave us all free will so that we have a choice to choose from either our choice or God's plan for our lives. So that is why we have a choice to choose from things or God. Believe or not bit I will not judge anyone what they believe as its their choice like I have a choice with what I believe or don't believe in. I just chosed to share it here.
Thank you . I have heard this already.
I am so sorry this happened to you. Definitely call a hotline to find a better one and report this one for sure.
So sorry. Her approach is also wrong. She can help you get someone you can afford or share resources with you if she cares.
I would be happy to talk with you
Thank you. I started having real bad anxiety 6 yrs ago. Long story won't go into it. Things got worse.
I'm sorry you're going through such a rough time and your therapist is leaving. If she actually said you couldn't afford her in her new practice that was really crappy of her and very unprofessional. As for her quitting on you remember she is probably also leaving many others. You can't take it personally. I have had therapists leave before and they were leaving for their own reasons; they wanted to move on. Though it would be nice, they are not under any obligation to give a referral. I hope you are able to find a new and better therapist and hope things get better for you.
She got me to relate a very emotional event in my childhood. It really traumatized me. Then she lay leaving on me. She should have chosen a different session she had the whole month of June to tell me.
I'm sorry that happened. Poor timing. Maybe she told you when she did to give you more time to process her leaving and for you to be able to find another therapist. I'm just speculating..
Don’t take it personally. Clearly she wanted the experience (of “helping”) so she could go independently and make a bunch of money to pay off her college loans! Not knowing where you live I am guessing that you are using those services provided for you from your State. But, that does not mean you have to settle for a mediocre therapist!Always, & I can’t stress this enough, ask the person questions to see how they respond to you ( Possible questions: How long have you been in your profession? Why did you choose therapy as your profession?) other resources you might consider (to find a therapist) a University that offers a Masters’ level degree in Therapy ( or something close,) who have programs that their students head up. Always ask your PC. I know it’s difficult to trust others with your life which is why, like most things, you have to go “shopping” to find someone who can fit/bond with you. That someone is out there. Don’t give up!
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