How’s Your Therapy Going?

[Innocent Forever]

Sending so much love

 

[dandelions]

in 6 days I will be having my gender affirming surgery (also called bottom surgery) and beicomng all the more, truly the woman I really am.

this is where all my therapy has been taking me. so yes, you can say that even with the bumpy ride over the past several years, I am arriving where I need to be. now life begins with my new birthday, July 23.

 

[Atreides]

in 6 days I will be having my gender affirming surgery (also called bottom surgery) and beicomng all the more, truly the woman I really am.

this is where all my therapy has been taking me. so yes, you can say that even with the bumpy ride over the past several years, I am arriving where I need to be. now life begins with my new birthday, July 23.

I hope the surgery goes well.

 

[IRE1992]

Currently wondering if I should invest in a focused CBT course
instead of my current therapist.

We are basically engaging in a CBT process atm but I only see her every fortnight
and I would like a more structured approach.
However perhaps I have unrealistic expectations about the speed of improvement?

Wishing you all the best with your surgery @dandelion s.

 

[KM76710]

in 6 days I will be having my gender affirming surgery (also called bottom surgery) and beicomng all the more, truly the woman I really am.

this is where all my therapy has been taking me. so yes, you can say that even with the bumpy ride over the past several years, I am arriving where I need to be. now life begins with my new birthday, July 23.

Wishes for the best for you with the upcoming surgery.

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

You can lose your therapist, but you can lose us! We will be here whenever you need us. I am looking forward to hearing about your new birthday & your smile in the mirror. We are
here for the heavier, emotional vents too.
you are loved. 💜

 

[dandelions]

You can lose your therapist, but you can lose us! We will be here whenever you need us. I am looking forward to hearing about your new birthday & your smile in the mirror. We are
here for the heavier, emotional vents too.
you are loved. 💜

🙏🙏🙏I never realized the intensity of the days right before. I so don't want to think. it requires such energy. 💜 💜 💜

 

[seabird]

Sending love and health-affirming thoughts. Best to you @dandelion s .

- s

 

[Innocent Forever]

Sending hugs

 

[dandelions]

thanks all for the wishes. surgery was a success. and happy no cardiac events. Just gender. I'm as me as ever. it's just that my therapist quit (or been discontinued) on me. that should be illegal. meanwhile, I've accomplished making myself as me as I am able and allows me a touch of comfort in existing. I still wish I could truly see this girl I am in the mirror. and it is stressful that my therapy is over before I reached where I was trying to go. 👩‍🦳

 

[dandelions]

I am my own self-diagnosing therapist. if anyone has any doubts, concerns misgivings I will soon be exploring this in session. feel free to express those concerns. the big deal is I'm alive on my terms and I like it. 👩‍🦳

 

[Baywasp]

@dandelion s Glad your surgery went well! Did the therapist not refer you to anyone else? I'm at a community mental health clinic I've been going to since 2016 or so. I've had the same doctor, but I've gone through so many therapists. My previous therapist left a bit ago and I was annoyed, but the person I ended up getting linked with afterwards has been great, and I honestly feel like I'm making more progress now than I was before.

 

[seabird]

@dandelion s
Great to read you are you and alive.

Therapy thread can certainly keep going, 'least I think it'd be fine to do so.

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
(In my best Frosty the Snowman voice). I am happy for you. Happy surgery was a success. Happy you are firmly in recovery. 💜💜💜💜

 

[dandelions]

@dandelion s Glad your surgery went well! Did the therapist not refer you to anyone else? I'm at a community mental health clinic I've been going to since 2016 or so. I've had the same doctor, but I've gone through so many therapists. My previous therapist left a bit ago and I was annoyed, but the person I ended up getting linked with afterwards has been great, and I honestly feel like I'm making more progress now than I was before.

hey bay, long time no speak. thanks and it must be so great to finally get linked with a therapist who helps. I've been driven to stick with therapists for all the wrong reasons. and they like so many other MH peeps I've encountered cling to what is standard in the DSM and having little or nothing to do with me except for that all important insurance payment. for me that has gotten me a lot of misdiagnoses. they simply don't listen to the things I say about me (likeseeeeees being trans or being plural (independently) and how that connects to being a CSA survivor. I had to do my own research and self-diagnosing to bring out what is really going on. my newest former therapist has not provided any referrals. must say though that this is bc she knows I'd have trouble with the therapists available at that location. 👩‍🦳

 

[cev77]

Therapy is going okay. I’ve seen some progress but it’s been slow. We are mostly working on LGBT issues at this point.

 

[Kiwi2016]

hey bay, long time no speak. thanks and it must be so great to finally get linked with a therapist who helps. I've been driven to stick with therapists for all the wrong reasons. and they like so many other MH peeps I've encountered cling to what is standard in the DSM and having little or nothing to do with me except for that all important insurance payment. for me that has gotten me a lot of misdiagnoses. they simply don't listen to the things I say about me (likeseeeeees being trans or being plural (independently) and how that connects to being a CSA survivor. I had to do my own research and self-diagnosing to bring out what is really going on. my newest former therapist has not provided any referrals. must say though that this is bc she knows I'd have trouble with the therapists available at that location. 👩‍🦳

First glad surgery went well and sending positive thoughts for locating a therapist...never easy. Also, I've found that in life's journey therapists who are good fit at one point aren't at another point...hoping you find that one that works for and with you on your life's journey...