tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post8441436884682737490..comments2023-11-01T19:05:00.474-07:00Comments on Mark's Work: (13) You Call it Bipolar: I Call it MSD: Game-PlayingMark O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-81788033906758956042012-06-08T05:15:55.652-07:002012-06-08T05:15:55.652-07:00And then was it “We’ll have to stop now” as he loo...And then was it “We’ll have to stop now” as he looked at his watch?<br />I think counseling/therapy is very helpful and important. <br />One of the issues I experienced was having to leave a session feeling more emotional or upset than when I arrived. Simply because sometimes 45 minutes was not enough time. But my therapist always ended the session with an invitation to call or see her whenever I felt the need. <br />It sounds like you left with more questions and not enough answers.<br />I would hope that at your next session, you feel you can be as direct with him as he was with you. <br />P.S. Going down the mother/father analysis road is tough.lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-60146577326327261812012-06-07T19:49:32.858-07:002012-06-07T19:49:32.858-07:00As I said in my email, good for you to step back a...As I said in my email, good for you to step back and reassess. maybe you can be direct with him and ask if he can treat you by using the therapy with which you are most familiar. His style seems direct and confrontative . What's he after? Have you asked him? And remember that first he wanted to see both you and Annie and then just you? How is it now? and, of course, you are in control of the session. You can leave if it becomes too unsettling. I've done that.Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-36766197766093228982012-06-07T17:40:12.521-07:002012-06-07T17:40:12.521-07:00This sounds like a very tough situation. You have ...This sounds like a very tough situation. You have all my compassion, as you try to survive this fellow's "Help". If there's anything I can do, please let me know. I'm with you in spirit. mattMatt O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470990398642346416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664760701202151470.post-77663545734560752132012-06-07T14:16:49.565-07:002012-06-07T14:16:49.565-07:00I wouldn't call someone out of the crowd to co...I wouldn't call someone out of the crowd to come in and hit the winning homerun in game 7 of the world series. I'd put in the big gun, the guy who earned it. The guy I paid to see . . . just sayin' <br /><br />You are brave, Mark O'Neill, and I admire your courage.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.com