i keep talking to myself and i think i need to get things out. its weird because i did things on wednesday and thursday so its not like im not socializing. i felt lonely yesterday, i wanted to do something in college so i decided to go to karate this morning. but i didnt go. sabotage myself eh? i think i might go to group tomorrow. i feel like i need some form of human interaction.
i was stupid and cut down on my medication. BOTH prozac and olanzapine. at the same time. god i was so stupid. so basically i was dealing with withdrawal effects from two meds. i am so stupid. at least just cut down on one at a time. not both at same time. i dont know what possessed me.
i feel like my flatmate is forgetting about me. she used to talk to me more and invite me loads last semester. but now she doesnt invite me anymore and we dont talk like we used to. it means a lot to me because i dont have many friends. i appreciated her talking to me. i guess she’s just forgotten about me now. but i shouldnt give her so much power. she is just one person, and there are hundreds of other people in the world. i will try go to board games night on mondays to meet more people. my counsellor thinks im a quiet person but i always thought i was an extrovert just with anxiety 😦 i feel like its bad because its best to be an extravert. but maybe i am an introvert? when i was small people used to say i was quiet. i dont know. but i get energy from other people so i thought that meant i was an extrovert. and i like talking. if i was an introvert i wouldnt like talking right?
i depend so much on the chat room for my socialisation. see i like to socialise, that means im an extrovert right? i am confused. i tried to do an introvert extrovert quiz but you know how theyre never totally reliable.
my counsellor is bothering me in various ways:
- I feel like he thinks i should be dating. but i have not met anyone im interested yet and whats the rush. everytime i mention some guy in college being dicky to me he just thinks theyre flirting with me. apart from the obvious, of not meeting someone im interested in. statistics show that people from abusive homes tend to get into abusive relationships. and i am scared il do the same if i got into one. is it worth it? no, no its not. the abuse is not worth it and to be honest i dont really want to risk it. but i am not totaly closed off to the idea of dating. just that i dont think too well of it.
- i think i have a crush on my counsellor. its annoying because hes not even good looking! he’s just fairly young. idk . i wonder if he’s married. i watched a youtube video that said i should tell my counselor i have a crush on him. but im embarrassed. hopefully its just a phase and will past. ive had a crushes on my previous counsellors before so maybe its just an emotional dependency thing.
- i watched ‘YOU’ on netflix last week. maybe it was a mistake. i feel like my counsellor is a psychopath because he has this weird look on his face when he listens to me. not so much during our sessions but i feel like afterwards when he walks me to the front door its this weird silence and he is uncomfy. and i dont mind talking so i will make small talk but idk. its just weird. hes probably the most introverted counselor i ever had.
- a lot of the times when im talking i trail off at the end and dont finish my sentence. he makes me finish it….i guess he thinks its important but i really just cant think of how to finish the sentence.
- he reads a lot into everything. when my knee shakes because i am restless or have a lot of energy he feels like theres a deeper meaning to it. he kept thinking i was feeling a certain way. one time kept asking me how i felt when i was talking about a certain subject and i felt fine so i said that but he wouldnt believe me and he kept pushing. eventually i just made up something about having a tight chest and it seemed to make him happy. but he shouldn’t push me so much right? he feels like hes so right that if he keeps pushing he’ll get what he wants. but what about listening to me? what about believing me? i get it that maybe he is really convinced of something but what about beleiving me?
- the final thing isnt really an issue i guess. but he thinks we should talk about my dad more. sometimes he asks me to remember a certain time with my dad when he was abusive and i just cant come up with anything. earlier this week i told him i i couldnt recall or remember things with my dad and when he asked me about it i just said i didnt remember. at the end of the session he said that maybe i did remember but maybe it was just a repressed memory or something. he may be right. but i am uncomfortable. i dont want to be forced to recall or remember difficult times in my life 😦 or is this what counselling is all about? i feel like i might end up hating him if he keeps pushing me, whether its to remember more or just to finish my sentences.
these are all little things. i feel like in general he is a good counselor and we make good progress. but what if these little things become bigger things? i have a tendency to get worked up over small things. its a bit worrying. for the first time, im not really looking forward to my session next week. i want to bring these concerns up to him but i am afraid il make the situation worse if i do. what if its what i need? what if i need to be ‘pushed’ ? if i tell him to stop and he does, maybe i wont make so much progress anymore? im worried this is what i need and if i make a big deal out of it il be missing out on something crucial for counseling. im worried and im bothered .lol