Posted by allisonf on February 23, 2005, at 20:16:10
In reply to Re: Hi Allison :) » allisonf, posted by Dinah on February 23, 2005, at 17:44:56
I'm sorry to hear that things have been better and are not their best right now. :( Glad you are still ok with your therapist. I remember what a special bond you had with him.
I guess what I meant by being more open about my bipolar is that I'm in a job now where I'm using my "consumerism" (I hate that term!) in a sort of advocacy kind of way. I started a support group for parents with mood disorders and it's looking like there might be an article in the paper about it. If I were to become a therapist, you're absolutely right, it's not the kind of thing I would want to share unless it was in the client's best interest. But I know I googled my therapist. What if someone googled me and found out I was bipolar? Or am I getting WAY ahead of myself?? I guess we would just have to talk about it just enough so that the client's interests were served. It just seems so sticky. And I sort of agree with you about not being sure I want to be face to face with people all day.
Are you working now? You said you considered teaching?
I am still in therapy and it's going ok. I am still with the same woman and still have feelings of transference, tho they are not as all consuming as they once were. Sometimes I get kind of tired of going, but I know it's good for me and I enjoy seeing my therapist.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
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