Honk if You Love your T..... A revival!

[jesla]

OK :fishyies I just could not bare to let one of my old posts just sink to the bottom of the :bowl. So lets take this little revival and run with it.
HONK IF YOU LOVE YOUR THERAPIST!!!
This post is to encourage :fishyies who are afraid to see a therapist see that there really ARE great T's out there!!

I :love my therapist. She is a darling. She's also Hopalong's therapist. My T gives amazing hugs. :hugon :love :hugoff She picks up on little things that I'm doing that even I don't notice and sometimes can read my mind (often, actually. Its a little unnerving at times!! :surprise) She :love me and will sit on the couch with me and listen closely even when I have a hard time talking, and I appreciate that so much. Occassionally she calls to check on me. And she leaps like a lemur :boink when she is happy and proud of me. I :love that. Everyone needs a Sharon!

[HopAlong]

Ok...this is my attempt to use color on these new boards....change is very difficult for me :sarcasm!!

My T is better than Jesla's T!!!:cheesy:sarcasm

Ok, ok.....so they're the same person....but she's still the best T in the whole wide world!

Sharon does give the best :hugonHugs:hugoff, and is the kind of T who can go from being extremely gentle and soft voiced, to being really happy:supergrin and excited for you with achievments, as she leaps down the hallway! WOOHOO for Happy Lemur Days! :muhaha

:pinkcarHonk!:greencar I'm definately honking for my T.

Speaking of T's, and cars....did I tell y'all :fishyies that I shoepolished her car a couple of weeks ago with ArtieStarbuck?? She drove around town for a couple of weeks with "Protein Rules" on the back of her car:muhaha....and she liked it:supergrin!

:love
Katie:bug

[KennysMom]

:hugon jesla :hugoff

:bounce

[bat]

It took a long time but I really :love my t. She doesn't give physical hugs but is there one hundred precent emotionally. She is caring, understanding and nonjudgemental--no matter what I say or do. She is the BEST.

:bat

[pippen]

my T is great

[Cat Lover]

Hi :bowl

I think my T. is way :cool. I've been seeing her for almost two years. She is a very good listener and understands. She challenges me on my irrational thinking, and always gives encouragement! She's the best.

Therapy is hard work but eventually I know it will be worth it!

:clover Donna :clover

[luckynerd]

Honk!

I love my T, too! She's a wonderful person. :happy

I saw her today and even though I :cry during the session, I feel :happy and :yay because she's helping me to :kick ! :bounce

I was wary of going to a T at first, but I'm sooooo glad I did! :happy :bounce

-Luckynerd

[seniorpride]

oooooh me me me! LOL :supergrin
:seniorprideshootsherhandintheairandwigglesinherse at :winky

i really like my T, she's so nice and caring and wonderfully easy to talk to! i really think i had a lot of :clover when i started therapy - i got a great T on the first try! LOL :hugon jesla :hugoff *honk*honk* i :love lynda! :supergrin

[jesla]

:vroom

[Rarebloom]

*Honk for my sweet and wonderful therapist, Jill :balloons :stars :balloons :stars
BTW I miss my my old T, Roger but he will always be in mythoughts and :love

:butterfly Rarebloom :butterfly

[Twilastar]

Hey Jesla and :fishyies

I was thinking about this post the other day! Don't ever let this sink, it's a great idea.

:honking!:gumby:vroom
I am all for encouraging :pinkfishyies who are afraid to see a therapist. There are really wonderfully awesome T's out there!!

I :love my therapist. She is cool. She's the head ed therspist at the Christian Psyc office in town. She is recovered from Bulimia. She's a runner. She's a Christian. She's a mother, a wife and a overcomer. My T never hugs me but she does care, she's just really professional. She listens to me and encouraged me even when I was so down. She prays for and with me, I appreciate that so much. She's so smart, and she loves life. And she smiles:bounce and claps:muhaha for me when she is happy, surprised and proud of me. It's a good feeling. Everyone needs a Dee!

:love,
Genny:bibri

:gumby:bounce:sun:stars:sun:bounce:gumby

[Happyglow]

:caryellow:notes HONK!

My T is great. He's really supportive and we've gotten a lot of good work done together.

:happy:idea Mary

[AlisonCara]

:hugon Jelsa :hugoff

I :love :love :love my therapist!! She's the best! She was recommended to me by my old MD. I didn't want to go see her, because I had a few really bad experiences with therapists before this one, but my MD assured me that this therapist was different.

My first session, I didn't talk to her at all. I stared at the floor with tears in my eyes. I was convinced that she was going to take my anorexia away from me, and I was scared. I also had some pretty serious trust issues. At my next session, I answered her background questions, but that's all the talking I did. As time went along, I said more and more and I trust my therapist with my life! She has touched my life on so many ways. :touched I go to her with pretty much everything that' bothering me. I've been seeing Dr. Klim for almost four years now. I still have times when I'm skeptical of her motives to help me, but I am getting better at trusting her completely.

Alison

[jesla]

:vroom

[nla-one]

I have yet to see a therapist, I am trying to beat anorexa on my own, for a year now.

beck

[alacer]

:vroom
:vroom
:vroom
:singingHonk honk honk!!

I :love my T! Okay, so we have had times when I wanted to yell "Bitch" at her and storm out of her office, but she is the first T I have trusted enough to tell her about the sexual abuse. And she ALWAYS sounds so damn calm when I call her in tears, no matter what time it is!

Lexie:)<><

[seniorpride]

:boink :bounce :boink :bounce :boink

[Snap*Crackle*Pop]

Hey :fishy's
I saw this a while ago, but I never posted. Well partly b/c when I saw this I was seeing a therapist that I didn't like.Now I am seeing a counselor from my Church who I :love and she is SOOOOOO totally ENCOURAGING! I couldn't ask for someone better. What I :love about it is that we have a friendship outside of counseling. The counseling she does is through my Church, so I see her at Church, and stuff. SO much has changed FOR THE GOOD since I've been seeing her. We get along GREAT! Thanks for this post!

:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:s tars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:stars:sta rs:stars

I am praying for all you BEAUTIFUL :fishy's

:love, Snap*Crackle*Pop

[HopAlong]

Ok, I KNOW other :fishyies have AWESOME therapists! If not, pretend!:cheesy

(just kidding...) Any honkers?

:vroom

*double HONK!!!*

My therapist has leaped for me so much since my other post, that I feel the need to HONK again! :supergrin

In case I didn't mention it before, I really :love my therapist :cheesy

And I'm *sure* she just loves me and Jesla too! :winky

:love
Katie:bug
:hairy:boink:bounce hehe

[jesla]

Me and Katie's therapist Loves ME best, by the way....
:hairy

[isobel]

OK, I am reluctantly joining the bandwagon. I guess I love my T. She can make me wicked mad :reallymad though, and like Lexie said, lots of time I just want to yell at her (I frequently tell my boyfriend she is a bitch--but that is just my mean side coming out). But she is fun, has a great sense of humor, incredibly flexible, we have LOTS in common, she has talked for me for HOURS at a time on the phone, schedules super-long appointments for me b/c I have a hard time opening up, has gone to support groups with me, she tracked me down one time when I was out of state at work conference (which took FBI like skills to pull off) b/c she couldn't get a hold of me before I left, and even saw me on the beach once when we were both on vacation at the same place (which was kind of weird but beach therapy is great!).

So, I'll jump on...

:love isobel

[majorettechica]

sounds like you also have a great T.



:love always :love
:eye :ufo :hairy :bounce Emily :bounce :hairy :ufo :eye

[starbrightstarlight]

:hugon Jesla :hugoff

:muhaha HONK :muhaha

:bandwagon
:bandwagon
:bandwagon

:muhaha HONk :muhaha

[jbean]

My therapist----
when i started seeing her i thought she was the wicked witch of the west.

SHE IS SOOO TOUGH

She has really grown on me though.
I really admire her.
I really like who she is as a person.
She is cute and funny.
She is caring and compassionate.
She is SMART.
Most of all I really trust her.
thats major.

jbean

[Jezebel]

:carpink HONK! HONK! HONK! :carpink

:hugon :bug Virginia ~ (aka Dr. D) :bug :hugoff
I have been seeing her for a little over a year and a half now. She has taught me so much about myself and has helped me understand my behaviors. Most of all, she always makes me laugh after each and every session. Some sessions leave me drained and completely emotionless :ugh, but she makes me smile before I leave her office. One time she came to get me from the waiting room, and I had my eyes closed (I was a little tired!!) and she said "well sleeping beauty, are you ready to come back?" :sarcasm She is so sweet and sincere, and she doesn't judge me. Back in January she lended me forty dollars in order to call a locksmith to get my keys out of my car!! :supergrin (I live an hour and a half away...so obtaining a spare set was not possible) I only have three sessions left with her before I head off for college. :sad I am not sure how I will handle the transition, but she reassured me that she will always be here for me when I come back. And she will be more than willing to see me again. :happy I always remember asking her how often she felt that I should be coming in for therapy (whether it be once a week or once a month or whatever), and she would always jokingly reply..."everyday Jess. I would like to see and talk to you everyday." She always said sweet little things like that just to make me feel better about myself and to make me feel a little more loved. :cheesy Okay sorry, this is turning into a novel. I better go now. But be assured that I will reply to this at the end of August when I leave for college! :winky It will be my way of bringing closure to our relationship I think.

Great idea Jesla to revive the therapist honking!! I love it!

[snookums]

My therapist is also my psychiatrist. She is really groovy :cool

She has stuck with me throughout my hard times, and yes, sometimes I do get angry or annoyed with her :beatnik but she reminds me that this is normal in therapy, and b/c I may get angry does not mean that she will leave!

[jesla]

I just wanted to bump this up.... because I :love Sharon and I had a good session with her the other day where we worked some things out between us and I really felt listened to. We have our bumpy times between us but we also are honest with each other and we always work things out, and she says she has learned a lot from me. That warms my heart. :love

[isobel]

:ugh :mad :sad :crying
i am removing my honk (sorry to be negative) since my T has suggested i quit therapy. maybe i will look for one in the future and she will be honkable...if that is even a word :grin.

:love isobel

glad to hear things are going well with your T, jesla.

[nla-one]

I just started seeing my therapist, ive had two sessions so far. now i wish i would have gone sooner, sh really is the best!

HONK!

[Anonymous_Member004]

:sad:cry i wish i could honk. i can't afford a t. i continue the search,,,,,,but "no" is getting so difficult to constantly hear,,:cry

[Petitebrat]

I :love :love :love :love both my Ts. My one at home and my one at college. They are the best, always there for me. They understand me, comfort me, and get excited for me. I don't know what I would do with out them. :grin :bounce :grin :bounce :grin
Amanda

[urbanfaerie]

My T ROCKS!!!!

She doesn't give physical :hugon:hugoffs, but she does have a :kitty in her office, a huge comfy couch with TISSUES close by, and a PLACE TO PUT THEM when you are finished! (I hate holding wadded tissues in my hand, and I use at least two a session.)

She is tough on me, and :kicks me in the butt when I get down on myself, and makes me talk it out and give concrete evidence that it is JUST NOT SO! She even referred me to an excellent P, who I saw today. He was very nice, and I will post more on that later. He was AMAZED at how much work my T and I have done in a month.

:vroom
So :carpink HONK!!!! FOR my :starsT:stars!
:vroom

[lima]

:vroom
:vroom
:vroom

I :love my T <.... Alma :sly
She rocks!!! :hairy
She dropped me off :carpink IP when I got admitted to Renfrew!!! :cool
She met me one time for coffee!!! :cheesy
She picked me up and met me when I was OP for a quick ride and so we could chat!! :bounce
She calls to check on me :touched
She always hugs me :hugon :hugoff
She always gives me a :kiss on my cheek everytime I see her :love

:vroom
:vroom
:vroom

She has a way of brightening up my day :sun when I am gloomy and :sad and :cry

:vroom
:vroom

She gave me an awesome :gift for my birthday...

She believes in me
She knows I have strength
She knows I am going to beat this monster

:vroom

Did I honk enough yet???

:vroom

I love my T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:vroom ... just one more time!

[jesla]

:bounce I really really need to talk to my T right now and I just :love her to pieces so I thought I'd bump this one up....

[PoetGurl]

I think this post has opened a can of worms for me I've been trying to avoid.

But I'll honk just the same. I've seen my T for about a year and she is helpful and I like her. But I've been really hesitatant about being positive towards her lately. For instance, I'm a little annoyed by the fact that it bothers me she's on vacation. Hmm . . . I can't explain my feelings for sure. But I know she's a good T.

So . . .
HONK
HONK
HONK!!

POETGURL

[jesla]

:hairy Any new :fishyies with great T's?? :hairy

[insomniacgirl]

HONK!! HONK HONK HONK! :stars

My T's on vacation this week, and I can't WAIT for her to get back. I've never ever had a relationship that's this real, and trusting with another person. And I really feel like she understands me, which is a first for me... PLUS, she's a really cool person, and has a wicked sense of humor -- like me!

I feel like my T dropped out of heaven or something, because it's been so hard for me to find the help I need, and I've had some really bad experiences inpatient, and with bad therapists... I'm more grateful for her than I could possibly express. :stars

[struggler]

:hugon C.H:hugoff




She goes WAY beyond the call of DUTY, She has put herself on the the line for me:touched:love She says she really beleives in me, She has changed my life in the last year for the better she says she LIKES ;surprise working with me she has never judged me ((like some other Ts have)) I can never THank her Enough She is the best:love:hugon Jesla:hugoff great post!!:happy sooooooooo HONK!!!!HONK!!!!!!! :cargreen:caryellow:carpink:vroom

[jesla]

ba-bump. :hairy
Any new :fishyies want to get on the I :love my T :bandwagon?

[Anonymous_Member004]

every time i see this post back i cry. i cannot afford a T or IP or medical or nutritionist and i feel jealous and it hurts me to see this post and i know that is my problem but it makes me :cry cry

[Broken Wing]

HONK HONK
My t's the bestest!!!

[brwnEMT]

HONK!

This is a :bandwagon I will join! :fishys, just remember that there is a T out there that can and will help you if you are willing to help yourself first! You may not find the right match the first time (I didn't), but keep looking, you deserve RECOVERY!

:love
Nikki

[Flying_Kiwi]

:stars HONK :stars

My T is pretty :cool, he's not all huggy and stuff, but I think he's knows what he's doing :winky, I'm glad I have the T I have...I'd recommend him to anyone!
love Flying-Kiwi

[RainbowGirl]

I will give a honk for julie, that's my new T. She gets to me like no other T has, and it's scary and hard and yet good. She doesn't give hugs though. but that's ok. But the reason she only gets a little honk is cause i'm still getting to know her.

[Anonymous_Member004]

"there are T's out there who can and will help if we are willing to help ourselves,,," :cry:cry:cry wish there were some who can and will pay too because i can't:cry i guess i am not willing to help myself seeing that i have no money,,,,,

[lindsey]

Hi :fishy

I would usually honk , but I'm feeling really let down and not listened to right now. I think we've hit a glitch, and I'm trying to find it in my :love to trust in therapy.

I'm :happy that there are so many :fishy in the :bowl who are working with T that are honkable!!!

:love
Lindsey

[insomniacgirl]

:bounce HONK! :bounce

Although therapy is the hardest thing I've ever done, and right now I'm having serious trust issues (scared to death to let myself be vulnerable in front of my T again... it hurts so much, you know? :ugh ), I'm more grateful than I can possibly express to have found my current T. I've had some awful, abusive therapy situations in the past and she's helped me more than I could say.. :love I KNOW that I have found the person who can help and guide me towards recovery. :sun Just a matter of putting in the time, of letting myself trust, and of NOT giving up, no matter how hard this gets. Because lord knows, it is plenty freaking hard!!! :mad

My T is awesome, is brilliant, experienced, knows what the heck she's doing, and can HELP ME. ME! The 'hopeless case'....

:stars I feel so blessed. :stars

p.s.... thank god my parents are paying for therapy (it's mortgage-o-rama, I'm afraid), because my darned insurance would probably be happier with me if I was dead, the way they're treating me. :reallymad.

But enough with that. :ugh I'm just grateful to be here, to be alive, and to have an awesome T. I have hope now. something I didn't have for a LONG time.

[Anonymous_Member004]

this post makes me feel just like i did when i was in elementary school and after christmas the teacher made each kid tell what they got for christmas, and i lied and told i received gifts,, because i never received gifts,,,,and cried my eyes out for being so envious of all the good kids who deserved gifts but i didn't:cry:cry:cry

[HopAlong]

HONK!

Ok, so I've honked before, but my T is worth multiple honks!:supergrin:vroom

This last week and a half have been EXTREMELY hard for me, and I've gotten to see first hand just how awesome and loving my T really is:love. I can't even express how grateful I am for her and her awesome hugs. Jesla can agree with me here I'm sure! (we have the same incredible T)

Sabbicat - I'm sorry that things aren't working out for you right now with a therapist. If this post is hard for you to read, you're not being forced to read it. I don't mean that in a negative or harsh way, I just think that not every post is going to apply or be beneficial to every single :fishy.

As my T says, "Take what you like, and leave the rest"

One last HONK!!!:love

:love
Katie:bug

[jesla]

I :love Sharon to pieces. I'm so grateful for her.

[Jezebel]

Just bumping this one up again because I am feeling kind of emotional today and really missing Dr. D. :cry I miss her words of wisdom and the way she makes me feel after our sessions. I miss her sense of humor and her "take no bull shit" attitude. :cute She can read me like a book. I bet that I could sit there for an entire hour without saying a word, and she would be able to tell me every single thought that was going through my head. I miss her so much. I am falling deeper and deeper into the hands of the eating disorder again. And being thousands of miles away from her is tearing my heart out. I need help. I know that I do. I am just too chicken to "start over" with someone else. :mad Dr. D. and I have developed such a great relationship that I feel as though I would be betraying her. As it turns out, when I go back home in May, I will be transferring to the college that is in the same town I receive therapy at. I still need that security of knowing that someone else is watching me and making sure that I do the right thing. I need the security in knowing that someone still cares...and Dr. D. provides that for me. :shy I miss her dearly. I need her help and guidance more than ever at this time.

Honk. Honk.
:hugon :flower Dr. D. :flower :hugoff

[RainbowGirl]

:hugon jezebel :hugoff

[starofhope]

Originally posted by jesla
:hairy Any new :fishyies with great T's?? :hairy

::waves:: That would be me--this is actually my first post. But I feel so lucky :clover to have my T. It took me awhile to trust her, but I'm so glad I finally could. She even agreed to see me twice a week and waive the fee for the second visit (she's at my college's counseling center, and she knows that I have little income of my own and I don't want to get my parents involved). Just knowing that someone cares gives me a reason to work towards recovery. :yay

[Rhy***]

i :love :love :love my T i can't tell you how wonderful she is, she's not only saved my life but she's made it a life worth living!!! she gives hugs sometimes and they're wonderful, and my favorite thing is that she cries with me sometimes and sometimes she just cries when i'm taking and not crying, i know she must care so much about me and its the most :touched thing in the world, no one else in my life now or ever before has ever been like that for me. i owe her the world
thank god for T's!!!!!!!!!!

[lion]

:vroom *honk honk!*
I would like to honk as I think my Ts in Florida were great!

Unfortunately, I am now back in UK and I've noticed that alot of you are from USA and Canada (and one from New Zealand! :winky) ...I wonder if there are any :uk who love their Ts???

[Scrabble]

i :love my T and i'm a :uk

she is fantastic but i think the fact that she isn't NHS says it all really:ohboy...

:hugon:hugon:hugon mary :hugoff:hugoff:hugoff

[kailyn]

HONK HONK!!!
i :love my t too :shy

[Sunflower*]

:car HONK HONK HONK! :car

I :love my T, too. He's just great, he always knows what's going on and what I need - but he also :kick my butt.

:ummm I'm a bit surprised though about the "personal" relationship a lot of you :fishy have with your T (like :gimmehug etc.).
This is something totally NEW for me... I somehow wish mine would do that once in a while, but on the other hand I'm glad he doesn't, because I know it would make things harder for me in a way: I'm not supposed to become friends with my T, I'm supposed to walk out there for good one day...

But I guess I'm as close with my T as it can get... we even did a session on a Sunday once when we couldn't find another date...

My T is great... even though he sometimes really drives me crazy with always jsut knowing everything.. :winky


Sonja



:hugon Lion :hugon I'm a german :fishy! :winky

[lion]

.... and :world s from Germany too! :sarcasm :hugon Sonja :hugoff

[Joiedevivre]

After reading this post and continuing on to others, i felt compelled to reply. :carpink So, I am joining the :bandwagon :supergrin . Yes, as much as i hate to admit it...i :love appreciate :love my T and all she does for me. She is able to tell me when i am intellectualizing or bullshitting her (quite frequent occurances :sarcasm ) and she also listens to what i have to say without judgement :carpink .
This post would not be complete without adding a special honk to my T in the partial program...she was more of the nurturing type, but she helped me so much. She helped me to see all of the things that i will miss in life if i dont choose to give up the ED...and that is what i needed most at that time. She also helped me to ask for help (at one point she held my foot until i said "i need help!" amidst gales of laughter :muhaha ) for which i am forever greatful. Consider my :vroom HONK HONK!!! added :supergrin , to two wonderful T's...despite my complaints hehe.

[RainbowGirl]

here is a second honk for julie who counseled me between sessions on the phone this week when i was upset. I'm not that happy with what she said :sarcasm but i do appreciate that she understands my problems don't fit neatly into fifty minute slots.

[jesla]

I wish so much that every :fishy who needed a great therapist would find one somehow.

Honking again :vroom because the other day Sharon taught me a little about photography stuff, and she helped me through a very very very very (:ugh) tough session the other night and helped me feel better and get grounded. I told her some things I've never told anyone. And yet she still :loves me and still treats me with respect and care. That just amazes me. :stars

[mel]

I love my T!!!! I have been with in therapy for almost two years now. Even though I often sat and couldn't talk for fifteen minutes at a time, he never gave up on me and is never condescending. He gives me more credit than I give myself. I can almost make eye contact with him! Silly I know, but it is a very stressful time for me. However, I have made much progress and would encourage everyone to find a therapist they can trust. What a difference it makes!!!

[RainbowGirl]

:bounce

[Rhy***]

karen is so validating it's wonderful

[lilsweetie]

I love my T. I've known her since i was a wee little one. about grade five... age ten!!!
it's amazing, the history we have together.

[New-Bride]

I do :love my T. Didn't used to, I used to resent him, be rude to him....

But he stuck with me, and now I don't know where I would be without him.

[jesla]

I just gotta say again that I need to HONK for Sharon. :vroom
Tonight she called me back even though it was after her nine o'clock "curfew" (last time she will return pages). We talked for an hour and a half about today's events. She stayed on the phone with me til eleven:thirty and was really encouraging. Reminded me of some things i needed reminding of. Listened VERY supportively. :love Sharon is the best. I am so thankful for her. :love

[TearsofClio]

THANK YOU :hugon S :hugoff for being world's greatest T! Thank you for always being there for me in every possible way!

The way back to life is steep-I'm treading a thorny path- but you taught me how to choose the right direction, to persevere even, when it gets unbearable, to stay focused on recovery. You are giving me strength to fight!

THANK YOU, S!

[CaiteeAnne]

my T is the BEST :love lol, of course everyone here seems to think that, but I mean REALLY the best. Probably one of the people I look up to and admire more than anyone else. I smile for days after talking to her... she's the only one who can get me to do that.

:hugon Lauren (my T) :hugoff

:love Caitee :love

[chrntumbl]

:hugon Lisa :hugoff
She is an amazing therapist! At first I wasn't too fond of her because she would challenge me. I was angry that she wanted me to lose my best friend (the eating disorder.) Now I understand where she's coming from. She's good...sometimes too good :esp ......
I :love her and am very grateful to have her in my life!

[blofish]

:hugonKathy:hugoff
I LOVE my T. She called last night long distance to check on me, even though she is on vacation. I wasn't home, but she left a message that she would call me back today.
Also, her partner Dr. Ken is wonderful too. He was on the phone with me from eleven thirty to one fourty five in the morning Friday night, then had an emergency visit with me at the office on Saturday. He REALLY challenged me. They are great!:love:love:love:love:love:love

[AngelBarbie]

My CPN (community psychiartic nurse) is THE best :yay He is a he! I have never had a male therapist before. Initially I was very weary :sly But it's not been a problem. He is great :supergrin
He sees me every week day. He is a great listener :ear He is supportive, kind, genuine and real. But he is no pushover. He won't take any of my anorexic crap. He isn't afraid of saying what needs to be said, challenging me when he thinks it's needed. We sometimes have HUGE disagreements about things, but he never makes me do anything I don't want to. He always put the ball back into my court and says that he's there to work with me. He does get insistant, when he thinks he needs to be. He says that the bottom line is that he will go to any lengths to save my life. And he has. He give me hugs and gives me hope that there are decent, genuine and nice people out there in the world :bounce

[HopAlong]

:hugonMy T:hugoff

Even though my T is :kickkicking my ass right now:kick, I love:love her to pieces!!!!

:vroomHONK!!! HONK!!!! HONK!!!

I'm about to start seeing another T as well as the one I have right now to do family therapy with my mom....:scared:ugh:reallymad.....Maybe after a while I can honk for her too - I don't know right now though since I've never met her:ohboy.

Oh ya - I also have to HONK!! for my T from Remuda. She was incredible.....she used to catch one of my tears on her finger and put it on her jeans:touched. It took me a long time to be able to cry in front of her, but she taught me that it was ok. She said, "Your tears are priceless - they show how much you care." I miss her:cry. :hugonConnie Lou:hugoff (my nickname for her :cheesy)HONK!!!!!!!!!!!!

:love
Katie:bug

[RainbowGirl]

:cargreen :vroom :cargreen

for blofish

[lima]

:hugon Alma :hugoff

I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of her. She is amazingly :cool, supportive and sweet. She played with my hair, and put a blankie on me two weeks ago b/c I was in a complete dissociative stage. She was also very supportive w/ me this week b/c I am home right now and this is an extremely stressful time. I :love you Alma!

[blofish]

Kathy Is SOOOOOOOOOo wonderful:love. She said something the other night that made me laugh. I've been telling her lately that I think I'm going crazy because I am obsessed with suicidal thoughts. She said. "I'll tell you something my mama told me. I'd rather have a crazy young'n than a dead young'n." She said " And I don't want a dead young'n" (guess you had to be there....this IS the south) Then I told her I needed a Kathy hug. She said "Imagine me wrapping my arms around you and holding you real tight" I felt so loved:love. I love the way she treats me like her daughter, because I've always wanted a mother like her.(My mom was never affectionate) She will even call me when she is on vacation and calls me "honey" and "sweetie" I love that. I talk to her every day. We may be crossing some T/client boundaries here, but she makes me feel so loved! I got her real good today. She told me to call her this morning, and I told her that I was up at three a.m. and I did something "really bad". She said "oh no......what did you do?" I said " I ordered a pair of shoes" (I have a shoe fettish) she said "why is that bad?" I said "cause I can't afford it!!!!" She said "well I'll pay for the damn shoes (as long as I'm not up cutting or taking pills) but you just gave me a heart attack!" I laughed so hard. She said it was good to hear me laughing again. He He!!

[jesla]

ok, i am honking again for my T.... this past week she has been so helpful to me in getting out some details of my childhood...and she still accepts me, cares for me, and hasn't been horrified by what i've told her.... and i just am so grateful to have a T like Sharon. :love

[CC]

Some posts will NEVER die! Wonder what it would cost to get bumper stickers printed? :challenge Think about it, Jesla!

[macgirl]

I've been on a bad run, and never would have made it through without my T's help.

honk honk!

[vsold]

honk honk honk and honk again :notes :notes :notes

[Mad_LAM]

I LOVE:love my clinical Psychologist, I`ve seen her since September `********, and had some pretty bad experiences of "proffesionals" before her. Even last year, when I was at a drastically low weight, and they were extremely concerned that I may die, she came to see me every day. She is`nt always serious, and some days, like today, we can just sit and laugh for an hour! It`s because of her that I`ve found the ability within myself to laugh. (((((((((((big hugs))))))))

[Bilbo]

:hugon :love :hugon HANNAH :hugoff :love :hugoff

I love my T. She is the best. She laughs with me and gets excited over my victories. She is :cool

:hugon :love :hugon ARFON :hugoff :love :hugoff

I also love my Pastor. The best unofficial therapist the world has ever seen!!!

:love :love :love

[Joiedevivre]

:vroom :cargreen
I just wanted to add a *honk* for my new T who I have only been seeing for a short time. I finally got the courage to switch and it was def for the better :hugon M :hugoff ! She totally knows where she is coming from cuz her sis had anorexia as a teenager, and she specializes in OCD and EDs, two things i desperately need.

I have to add a second :vroom :caryellow *honk* for my T in the partial program. I saw her the other day and asked politely if i could give her a hug or if that would be "against the rules." She said of course i could give her a hug so i did...it was good to see her again :supergrin . She also inturrupted a session with another client just to come out and say hello to me and my mum! Anyway, here are my two *honks* for two wonderful Ts!

[jesla]

:bandwagon
Gotta honk for Sharon again....

[Companion]

honk honk honk honk honk

i love my T, Cheryl, so very much. i fought for a year to not get close to her, but what can i say? i'm weak and she won my heart over againt my will. i'm just now letting myself trust and love her. it almost hurts. she is so good to me and i find myself missing her dreadfully in between sessions. there are so many wonderful things she does to make me feel good.

*i gave her a little yellow stuffed doll that laughs for her birthday and she ALWAYS has it out on her couch facing me for when i come in! awwww. and she tells me its been loved on all day by her other patience! :) yay!
*she laughs with me - best sense of humor, love it!
*gives great hugs ALWAYS before and sometimes after
*allows me to zone and gently talks me through it.
*challenges me to dig deeper
*always acknowledges my efforts to feel ... as well as my efforts to dig into deeper issues
*tells me personal stories that relate to whatever we are discussing
*is "real" with me - has no problem telling me things i don't want to hear or points out things i try heard NOT to see myself.
*gets frustrated for me when life seems unusually crule and against me.
*reserves time for me on Fridays so that i don't have to miss work (i get out at noon - lucky me!)
*accepted my insurance though she is private pay only. i feel special! :)


oh gosh, there is so much more but i'm tired and should probably stop. i love her so much and i couldn't have been blessed any more for my first T! i really appreciate her patience during the times i have fought (and still do at times) to not love her ... to trust her ... or to feel close ... to feel anything for her. She is a wonder!

HONK HONK for CHERYL!!!!!! (friend of PROTEIN QUEEN!) how lucky am i!?!?!

[Sunflower*]

I really need to HONK for my T :hugon FS :hugoff

He's always there for me, and even though he sometimes really provokes me to dig deeper and not only TALK, but ACT; and even though he sometimes really :kick my butt heavily, I really like him a lot.

He doesn't let me get away with things, he can read my mind. But he always CARES.

And he's doing a lot for me; like NOT chariging every hour when we're doing intensive exposure... THere are now ords to thank him for that!

[LizzyBee]

Hello :bowl!!!!! After much searching, I'm bumping this *special* post up because I love my new T so much!!!

Here's why:
-she always has a smile for me
-she lets me curl up on the couch and hide under the pillows (although she's already warned me it won't last forever--she's just *letting* me think she's nice :grin )
-she let me bring my kitty cats when I know its going to be a hard session so I can pet them!!!
-she lets me talk about my day before beginning so I can get stuff off of my mind
-I get five "I don't know" answers per session
-I can smoke in her office if I don't use any of my "I don't knows" the last session (bribery!!!)

I was able to get up the courage to get a new T (bad experiences w/ prior ones) because of this wonderful website and all of the great :pinkfishy on here!!!

You guys make the :sun in my world shine a bit brighter!!

Keep :kick that ed's tail!!!!!

Love,
Lizzy

[Companion]

honk

i love :bear Mama Bear :bear. just ... saying it again.

[jesla]

Since this is bumped up, i gotta say once again that I :love sharon. she has been so compassionate and gentle lately, even more than i thought she would be. :love

[oceanfairy]

:hugon :gimmehug Amy (my T) :gimmehug :hugon

I :love my T! Amy is the best T in the world (okay, okay, i know everyone says that...but she is!) Some people might say she crosses the line of friendship too much, but although she acts like my friend a lot of the time, when I really need a therapist vs. a friend, she crosses back. I am definitely honking my horn LOUD AND CLEAR FOR AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

honkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonkho nkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonk

[bat]

I have to say, my relationship with my t has gotten so much better. She is really my saving grace. it is as though i have to relearn about living and being an adult. she really is nonjudgemental supportive and truly understanding. i no longer feel like she thinks i am crazy.
MY T is a gift from GOD>

:bat

[KAUSAL]

:vroom

Wow, this post was bumped up this morning by someone else and I was just about to go looking for it. *esp*

Something amazing happened today.

My regular psychiatrist is, well, a bit, ugghh, but this morning I was visited by the woman who runs the clinic I was going to go to but lost my place at. She knows how distressing that was for me so she is now going to have sessions with me twice a week! :touched

Jan is so, so, so amazing!! She really hears me, she 'gets' me and she separates me from anorexia. Oh my God!! :yay !! I was beginning to doubt there was any distinction between the two of us!! My psych doesn't do that. I saw her for one hour only and I trust her implicitly. I hardly trust anyone!! This is such a big breakthrough that I almost feel like posting this all on its own in a new topic!!

She is tough though but I need toughness. You know what she made me do as a :challenge ?? She sat on the chair next to my bed and sat me on her lap (I didn't squash her!! :muhaha ). She then proceeded to eat chocolate peanuts while I was on her lap!! Aarghh!! She even breathed peanutty breath on my face and she would not let me get up! Okay, so now I feel as though I gained weight from it but you know what? Even though tomorrow is Sunday, she is coming again and I think I am going to admit how much it freaked me out. This is good, right?!

Anyway - HONK times a million!!

:vroom
:vroom

[tiger cub]

:vroom
:carpink :caryellow :cargreen
Deidre....that's my T, and she is unbelievably AWESOME!!! she knows me too well and knows how and when to kick :kick my bootie. she has helped me through so much and sometimes i'm surprised :surprise that she's tolerated me this whole time. she's an :angel in disguise.
HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK
:vroom
:carpink :caryellow :cargreen

[KAUSAL]

I didn't gain weight from the peanut M&Ms Jan breathed on me!!!

[caringbear]

I've never posted on this before, I've seen a few before. I would be able to if this was a while ago that I :love my T, but that has kinda changed 'cause she hasn't been around for me much (not her fault, I have to learn to trust her all over again). But now I :love my OT Lisa. She is part of my sweet family. She is the greatest. She has been here for me soo much since my T has been away. We can talk about normal things too and be :sarcasm with each other and not be offended (almost all the people I know don't understand "safe" sarcasim).
I'll honk for her :vroom *honk*

[Jezebel]

:carpink Honk. Honk. :carpink
:hugon Dr. D. :hugoff

I'm sad. I terminated treatment with Dr. D. on Friday. I saw her a week ago, and both her and I expected to see each other this week as well (and the following week, and the following week, etc). But after nearly three years of working with her, I ended treatment. I got scared. Scared of the difficult issues that were before me. So I cancelled all of my appointments. Now I deeply regret it. I miss her already. I miss her love and guidance. I miss how she made me feel so special. I miss her care and concern. But I don't know if I can ever go back. I don't know if she'll be mad at me for taking matters into my own hands and terminating treatment. I am so sorry. And I wish I could tell her that. It's been four lousy days, and I miss her already. If only she could know how sorry I am for being so dumb. If only she would take me back. If only I wasn't so stupid...

:cargreen Honk. Honk. :cargreen

[caringbear]

I'll honk again for my OT :love Lisa. She deserves five million honks :singing
I can't say enough about her. She is the greatest!!!!
:vroom HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK!

[KAUSAL]

:hugon Jezebel :hugoff

Oh sweetie :gimmehug

I :challenge you to contact your T and tell her what you have just told us. Please do it for your own piece of mind sweetie - you deserve the help she has to offer and I think you are strong enough to open up to her. Thinking of you and sending lots of :love , :gimmehug and :edbgone .

[Joiedevivre]

Oooooh I have to honk a couple times...

:caryellow One honk for my T at home, :stars M :stars ...I totally trust her with anything, i tell her things i cant even imagine telling anyone else, and she is safe...

:caryellow Another honk for my T at school, :butterfly D :butterfly ...I'm still getting used to working with her, but i think things will go well...she listens well and is always willing to learn more about who i am and what works/doesnt work for me :grin .

Those are my two honks!

[kristieannesmama]

Well....I just like mine ok. So beep beep...am I # one hundred??

~LauraG~

[nebraskagirl]

Okay, I know lots of people say this, but my therapist is awesome, awesome, awesome!! She never pressures me into talking when I'm not ready to, and she is incredibly positive, too! I am :happy and lucky to have her!!!

[Victoria P. Sievwright]

Hello:-)

I usually post on the A/B board & the Bulimia board, but this time I could not resist.

My therapist, Dr William Preston Keeton III, has been my therapist for six and a half years now. He has stood by me during my multiple hospitalizations and worked out his schedule so I can see him after I get off from work. He never pushes me to do something that I am not ready for. The best part of having Dr. Keeton as my therapist is he never gave up on me.

[Sunflower*]

Another HONK for my T :hugon FS :hugoff

Even though he's sometimes pushing, and even though I''ve been :kick out off a session by hom once, he's always been there for me through the last two years.

He's udnerstanding, caring (sometiems tough :love) - but he always seems to know what I need, and he definitely knows how to bring me out of my shell!!! :yay

And I definitely love his sense of humor when I'm trying to be MISS SUPERSERIOUS...

:gimmehug FS

[RainbowGirl]

just a little honk for my T, J., who called me back today when i left her a message saying i wanted to SI.

[Jezebel]

Yeah, yeah. Me again. What is this, the fourth time that I've responded to this thread? :cute

Anyway...
:cargreen Honk. Honk. :cargreen
:hugon :sun Dr. D. :sun :hugoff

Even after making stupid decisions, she still takes me back. I love her for that. We've had our differences, that's for sure. She gives me a good old :kick in the butt when I need it. And I will admit that sometimes it pisses me off. But I know it's for my own good. We had a little dispute during one of my last sessions :sad, and I had left her office without saying good-bye or thank you. That is uncharacteristic of me, and I felt extremely guilty for that. :cry But during my next session, we worked it all out, and she said that we have been working together for so long now that we will be able to sort out any differences that arise. :yay That made me feel so wonderful. Knowing that she'll be there for me even if I cannot be the "perfect patient" like I think I should be. I love her to pieces. :supergrin I don't know where I would be today without her.

So again...
:carpink Honk. Honk. :carpink

[ythpstr]

Okay, I am FINALLY joining this thread! Last year, when it started, I had an incredible therapist. It took me three tries to find him after the therapist I saw pre-IP was no longer a right fit. She was a replacement after Marc was sent to Hawaii to finish his doctoral internship.

ANYWAY... Greg is an incredible man of God and I feel lucky to have had him in my life.

Then I moved to Indiana and for the past fifteen months I have been "wallowing" in icky-therapyville. I tried to switch Ts to no avail! Moved back to CA and tried out a Th for far too long. Ick.

BUT

Just two weeks ago, I called the Counseling Center where I go and asked for someone new. They gave me Rob. I believe in therapy again! :cheesy :cheesy Not that In didn't...but it's been hard the last year or so.

Rob prays after our sessions (which I know others did too...but not with me there!) and gives me a huge bearhug on my way out the door. Makes me wonder when we get into it and I start having a hard time what will happen? I just started seeing him and have only had two sessions so far...

:stars I can tell he in compassionate
:stars He is nurturing and I respond to that
:stars He had me write out my life story so he could read it and we wouldn't spend between now and the end of the month JUST doing history...he said he needs to know all that stuff...but he wants to start where I am at NOW
:stars His office is very safe and warm and cozy with cool couches and pillows

Huge Honk!!!!

-- Deneice

[toast]

:love :hugon barbara :hugoff :love
can't thank ya enough!
:love :hugon reena :hugoff :love
no bullshit!

[Joiedevivre]

:cargreen HONK! :hugon M :hugoff HONK! :cargreen
I think this is about my third post or so, second for this therapist specifically...i just saw her over break, and it was great to be back in the office again. The same safe smells, sights, and chairs...so secure :grin. And she does phone sessions while i am here at school so i can keep :kick (my T here is great, but i dont really feel productive with her, or at least not as productive as i do at home). Ok enough honking from me for today :cute

[Sunflower*]

Another HONK for my T :hugon FS :hugoff who's seeing me for free right now - eventhough I'm not the best patient right now. :ummm


Sonja

[Elisabim]

:sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun
I :love my T. We don't see eachother for therapy anymore since I am in college and basically recovered, but she will always be a special person in my life. We now see eachother as friends and we occasionally meet to catch up. I feel she is an amazing person who really helped me to challenge myself and to grow. Here's a toast to Lori, and to others out there who are helping us fight this force!
:sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun :sun

[alacer]

I am almost definitely sure that I have responded to this post on multiple occassions, so I had to laugh when I saw it here again! I love my T. I have been working with her for over two years, and she has seen me through so much. She pushes and challenges me when I need to be pushed, and lets me cry when I need to cry. above all else, I trust her, which isn't easy for me. so that's got to say something about her!

:hugon lexie :hugoff

[caringbear]

I will HONK:vroom HONK for my T's Lisa and Carmen. They are the two great, wonderful, fantastic ppl and I am lucky to have them both.

[jesla]

I feel the need to honk for my therapist once again. :love She is helping me a LOT and she's being a good sport. She knows when to challenge :challenge me and when to just listen. :ear I feel like i have made some good progress in the past few months, overall. I :love my T.

[TayTay]

HONK! HONK! HONK!!

I :love my T too... :hugon Donna :hugoff ROCKS!!! SHe is like a g'ma-type person....she is so funny too...I always end up :muhaha when I leave session even if I have been having a really rough session...she doesn't hug but she pats me on the back or she'll pat my arm and say "You're gonna be alright. I promise." I feel very safe with her and she doesn't let me get away with belittling myself. She really makes me dig. She makes me do the work. I am going to miss her when I go to school in the fall. But I am confident by then that I will be ready to leave. DONNA ROCKS!!! BEEP BEEP BEEP!

[fighter princess]

i oughta give heidi a honk. shes been with me an awful long time. she helped me when i was a crazy messed up teenager, and now shes helping me as a crazy messed up adult.

somehow she manages to make me feel accepted no matter what AND not take any of my crap.

anyone having t problems or scared of starting therapy- there are good people out there who can help you if you look for them and youre willing to work once youve found a good one!

[Losing Myself Fast]

Honk for my T!

Actually I'd like to HONK for my whole treatment team!

:hugon Fern :hugoff

My wonderful therapist who always challenges me and puts things into perspective. She always calls me when I need her to and reassures me I won't be abandoned if I get better. She's going through chemotherapy right now so everybody send a thought to my T!

:hugon Sharon :hugoff

My back up T is crazy strict- and I love her for it!

:hugon Laura :hugoff

My creative, wonderfully sympathetic nutritionist. She always reassures me and treats me like her equal!

:hugon Dr. Golden, Dr. Weiselberg and Dr. Strosak :hugoff

The attending physicians when I was in the hospital. I don't see them anymore except for a study I'm enrolled in, but they were so wonderful and empathetic and I won't forget their compassion!

Honk for my T and everyone else!

Much :love
~LMF

In the depths of winter I found within myself an invincible summer

[FireFlower]

I couldn't help but put in my two bits here too :muhaha

I've been seeing my T for about nine months now and I'm so greatful! She puts up with my nonsense and although she knows everything about me and I know nothing about her I always leave feeling so much better. If I could ever just get up the courage to call/page her outside of a session I know she'd be there and willing. She may very well feed me b.s. sometimes but it's always what I want to hear so I'm not going to question it right now :supergrin

So I have to send out a loud HONK HONK HONK!!! :vroom

[CocoBean]

:bounce:boink:cousinit YAY!!!!!! :cousinit:boink:bounce I am so excited to see this post bumped up cause i finally have a T!!! I have seen this one so many times since i've been here and have never been able to reply... but i can now!!!

HONK HONK HONK for my awesome T :hugon:stars Erica :stars:hugoff She's awesome and even has a golden retriever in her office who i can cuddle with when it's really rough. She always seems to know what's going on in my head and calls me on stuff i don't want her to, but know needs to change.

HONK HONK HONK

:vroom

[GLad]

I've seen this post a couple times when I've been lurking on this board and I'm finally gonna be brave and honk for my T, even though its scary to admit how much I need her.

:hugon W :hugoff
:hugon W :hugoff

I started out seeing my T when I was inpatient two years ago but it wasn't unil during my second hospitalization when she was again my T that we really clicked. I had a terrible time in that hospitalization and she made me feel safe and fought for me during team meetings. In the past two weeks I have made her stressed out and worried and generally put her through hell and back. But she didn't leave me or get angry when I was being manipulative or acting out. I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for her not giving up on me. So here is a big honk for my T.

:stars :stars HONK HONK :stars :stars
GLad

[sweddancer]

HONK HONK HONK HONK
All I have to say is that my T is the absolute best...I :love her so much!!!
I only started seeing her for individual therapy about nine months ago or so, but I have had her as my group therapist for the past three years. Before Kelley became my individual therapist I went through like six or seven therapists in three years...quite traumatic for me. My last therapist was great too, but we reached a plateau and I needed a change to push myself forward.
Kelley is definatly the best decision I ever made. I am :sad though....she's having a baby girl in April and will be gone for a whole month :bear

I would also like to send a honk to my psychiatrist, Dr. Robb. I have been seeing her for hte past three years and she is wonderful. I first meet her while IP and she agreed to see me as my OP psych as well. I don't think I would be here today if it weren't for her continued support and encouragement. She truly listens to me. AND.....she answers her pages and messages within an HOUR!!!! I know..unbelievable.

Okay...I'll stop spreading so much :love now

Lots of :love

:flake Sam :flake

[kailyn]

Im pretty sure i already replied to this but i wanted to again
Im gonna miss Hazel :cry bad therapists, having their own lives and everything! Am really fighting not to shut off and disappear at the moment...i just want to hide away, especially from her, cut myself off so i cant get hurt when she leaves, but i CANT. Its bloody impossible. It already hurts so much, i cant imagine how im going to feel when she finally leaves :cry argh

[pooh bear fan]

*pooh:bearfan raises two fins cause her therapist is a fucking god send* :angel

[isobel]

my IP T was the best T i have ever had. i miss him so much! honk-honk

:love isobel

[jesla]

:love bump :love

Also had to bump this up because i really appreciate something my therapist has been doing that i just found out about. she spent her day off at a hospital (for dissociation) sitting in on groups and talking to people trying to figure out how to help me better, also has been calling around different places and looking for ways to help better, and i appreciate that so much.

[Kayemill]

Okay, I have not posted before, but when I read this post, I had to reply. For those of you who are fearful of seeing a T, please let me encourage you! It is hard, but it is worth it! My T will hold my hand or hug when I feel scared or if am aproaching a hard time. I am feeling scared right now and he encouraged me earlier by sendng an email to say he knows I am trying and working hard. He validated my effots and celebrated my success!