I've sent my psychologist a letter about how i feel.....?

Question

Today i send my psychologist a letter to how i was really feeling, we had hit a point which needed to be moved on. I found it really difficult to talk about so i thought i would write her a letter. I guess the problem is i have a sess with my psychologist tomorrow and i know she will want to discuss it........I'm feeling embarrassed/venerable now, goodness know how things will feel tomorrow! Did i do the right thing???

Answer 1

honestly?i don't feel a degree should be honored to any one in this field till they fill the shoes.i mean they should have to spend a month within the confines of a mental institute.eat sleep wake up and endure the psychological abuse of the captured soles in these places.oh yea and be subjects of experimental pill pushing.

Answer 2

Expressing yourself is never, ever wrong as long as it is done in a manner to bring about a better relationship with another, to clear a misunderstanding or to make a point to someone.

THis is being assertive (not aggressive), and many people find that one of the biggest problems they face in the world is being misunderstood; however, most of the time the misunderstandings that we incur are caused by our bottling up feelings and then displaying aggression about them elsewhere.

Explaining how you feel about something, or how someone's actions make you feel, is effectively conveying to the person, your disposition and will lead to the best form of comunication possible.

Never harness your feelings, unless to release them would be harmful to you or someone else. Now you should look forward to the progress your session will provide...

Good Luck...

Answer 3

Milly, honestly, if you are feeling this anxious about the situation, you probably need to talk about it.  If something upsets us to the point we try and avoid it, it's a clue that it's likely an issue that has an impact on what is going on inside you.  Perhaps that is even why you wrote the letter (subconsciously), so that she would not let you avoid it.

At any rate, you can tell her if it is just more than you can talk about tomorrow if you want, but probably at some point, you NEED to talk about it.

Writing things out is never a bad idea.  That is one reason journaling is so important.