Hi! I am in recovery from SI and am a therpist who works with children and famillies in Portland, Me. I am planning on starting a private practice this summer along with a support group. I am wondering what people have heard from therapists that was helpful or not helpful. I know that there were several things suggested to me that did not help. I would like to be able to help people the best I can but only have my own experience to work from. Any ideas? Thanks!
Hi,
This may seem a bit strange but there is something some of my therapists did that actually made me want to SI more and that is have a very strong reaction to my SI. If a therapist asked to see an injury and made a huge reaction about it, it made me want to do it that much more – not because of any shame associated with it and feeling like I was in trouble – but because I liked the attention. I wanted that reaction from someone in my life, someone to show that much care and reaction about me. But obviously SI was not the best route to take for it.
But that was just my experience…