Re: Re: Re: now wacko therapists.
I needed someone who wouldn't coddle me and say "Weeeelllll..... it could be
this or it could be that.... blah blah blah." and Boy did I find her. She
awesome. And she doesn't pull any punches. But, I don't mean to sound as if
she's this total hard a--. She has comforted me on more than one occasion.
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: now wacko therapists.
> Andrea: I agree that when you connect with the right therapist, it
> works...really, really works. My therapist is a Psychologist/PhD, so he
> doesn't do meds., but that's okay as I only needed antidepressants for a
> while after my brother suicided...the talk therapy is what I need now
> and is what keeps me more on the sane side of things than not. As crazy
> as my life can get, he helps me talk things through rationally until I
> can see for myself how to work things out...he doesn't give me the
> answers just helps me use the life lessons I'm learning to find the
> tools to make my own solutions.
>
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
>
> --- On Tue 07/13, Andrea H < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:
> From: Andrea H [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:44:02 -0400
> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: now wacko therapists.
>
> hear hear! My psychiatrist is actually a D.O. so she spent time
> doing<br>everything, rather than just psych and drug training. She also
> went through<br>major therapy and still is in it. Now of course she
> didn't share all this<br>with me immediately, as that would have been
> unprofessional but I've been<br>with her almost 7 years now and of
> course we've discussed some of her life<br>lessons as well. She's one of
> the most amazing women I've ever met, but I<br>finally figured out she's
> also human, which makes therapy even better.<br><br>I also don't like
> the whole, I'm a psychiatrist so I only prescribe<br>medication and
> don't do therapy approach. I want my doctor to do both. Not<br>send me
> to someone else to talk to.<br><br><br>A<br><br>Andrea H<br>Beaufort,
> SC<br><br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "Tchessie"
> <tchessie@comcast.net><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Monday,
> July 12, 2004 10:37 PM<br>Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] Re: now wacko
> therapists.<br><br><br>> No- therapist are not required to undergo any
> therapy themselves.<br>> Psychoanalysts (that one Fruedian-based
> approach) do have to go through<br>> analysis- however, I'm not sure
> that it improves anything. There are NO<br>> regulations on who can call
> themselves a "therapist"- it is not a<br>regulated<br>> term in any
> state that I know of. Ph.D./PsyD Clinical Psychologists have<br>> the
> most therapy training, closely followed by LCSW Social Workers.<br>>
> MFT/MFCC (Marriage Family Therapists/Marriage Family Child
> Counselors)have<br>> two years of post grad training, and in my opinion
> the training varies<br>> remarkably depending on the program.
> Psychiatrists are physicians who go<br>> back to specialize in
> psychiatry- lots of training about meds, less on<br>> therapy.<br>>
> Also, there are many different approaches to therapy, some valid,
> other's<br>> very wacky. Ask about the persons therapeutic
> orientation/technique.<br>Some<br>> professionals from all of the
> choices are excellent, but some are not.<br>><br>> So- pick your
> "therapist" wi
>
> sely. If it doesn't seem right from the<br>> beginning- find a different
> one. Just as in medical school, someone had<br>to<br>> graduate in the
> bottom of their class. Probably isn't the person you<br>want.<br>><br>>
> Theresa<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From:
> owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On<br>>
> Behalf Of gardenqueen@academicplanet.com<br>> Sent: Monday, July 12,
> 2004 9:47 AM<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT]
> Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding.now wacko therapists.<br>><br>><br>> But
> don't therapists have to be analyzed themselves?? Wouldn't
> this<br>process<br>> weed out the really severely whacked out
> ones??<br>><br>> Pam Evans<br>> Kemp, TX<br>> zone 8A<br>> -----
> Original Message -----<br>> From: Melody<br>> Sent: 7/12/2004 6:00:36
> AM<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four
> O'Clocks, wedding.now wacko therapists.<br>><br>> > Andrea: I can't
> agree more. It never fails to amaze me how many<br>> > borderline
> personality disordered patients go to school to become<br>> >
> therapists. These people do an enormous amount of harm, especially
> if<br>> > their clients come to them with issues similar to their
> own...both<br>> > therapist and client get caught in a very ugly, very
> vicious cycle of<br>> > staying bogged down in the past and never moving
> into the present and<br>> > looking at the future. Ugh!!<br>> ><br>>
> ><br>> > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>> ><br>> > "The most beautiful thing we
> can experience is the mysterious."<br>> > --Albert Einstein<br>> ><br>>
> > --- On Sat 07/10, Andrea H < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:<br>> >
> From: Andrea H [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]<br>> > To:
> gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:43:38 -0400<br>> >
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..<br>> ><br>> > I think
> that it's a fortunate person that finds the right one, as many<br>> >
> as<br>just as whacko as their patients, or worse!<br>> >
> LOL!<br>A<br><br>Andrea H<br>Beaufort, SC<br><br><br>----- Original<br>>
> > Message ---
>
> --
> <br>From: "Melody"<br>> > <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:<br>> > Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:24
> AM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four<br>> > O'Clocks,
> wedding..<br><br><br>> Andrea: I agree...I'd be around the<br>> > bend
> and long gone by now if it<br>weren't for my<br>> > therapist.<br>><br>>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The<br>> > most beautiful thing we can
> experience is the mysterious."<br>><br>> > --Albert Einstein<br>><br>>
> --- On Fri 07/09, Andrea H <<br>> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:<br>>
> From: Andrea H [mailto:<br>> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net]<br>> To:
> gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date:<br>> > Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:19:53
> -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four<br>> > O'Clocks,
> wedding..<br>><br>> I'm still working on turning out<br>> > well Marge!
> But thanks. And thank God<br>> for<br>great<br>> > psychiatrists.
> LOL!<br>A<br>Andrea<br>> > H<br>Beaufort,<br>> SC<br><br><br>-----<br>>
> > Original Message ----- <br>From: "Marge<br>><br>> > Talt"
> <mtalt@hort.net><br>To:<br>><br>> >
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Thursday, July 08,<br>> > 2004
> 11:39<br>> PM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks,<br>> >
> wedding..<br><br><br>><br>> Well, gang, I'm<br>> > trying to play
> catch up with email and I come on<br>><br>> > this<br>> thread!
> Jesse, Kitty and Andrea, I think you're<br>> > all in the<br>>
> wrong<br>> business...you should be<br>> > walking around these
> events with<br>> a video<br>><br>> > camera and sound recorder - sell
> them as reality films;<br>> you<br>> > could<br>> make a
> fortune.....hysterical to read but I'm<br>> > sure not<br>> so
> hysterical<br>> to have to<br>> > experience!!! Lordy,<br>>
> lordy.<br>><br>><br>> > Families are am<br>> ><br>> > azing; just
> have to wonder how we<br>> all managed to<br>> > turn<br>> out so
> well given the people we're<br>> > related<br>> to. Mine has its
> moments;<br>> not quite<br>> > the caliber of yours, but<br>> bet
> there's hardly one of us<br>> > who<br>> can't<br>> >
> identify!<br>><b
>
> r>><br>> Marge Talt, zone 7<br>> > Maryland<br>>
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