Meeting my Therapist

She seemed like a nice enough woman, but I wasn't impressed. Apparently her office was about to be repainted so she didn't have diplomas on the wall, and she didn't seem old enough to have much experience. She also yawned while I was talking, which took away some overall points from my impression simply because it was rude. I'm sure she knows what she's talking about, and I'm sure she has the qualifications, but like I said, I wasn't impressed.

Obviously I like her well enough and have the confidence in her to schedule another appointment. In the meantime, she's going to contact my doctor to prescribe some meds. One of the options was Prozac. Kind of scary. I guess I associate Prozac with people who are REALLY sick, so when she mentioned it, I was taken aback. Doesn't matter really, as long as I can get control of myself.

She mentioned doing some exercises with me to help me stay in control of my anger. That would certainly be helpful, but I'd rather not get angry at all. That'll never happen. She says the drugs only "take the edge off" so that I'll be able to manage my mood swings, which is where the exercises come in. Apparently she also seems to think I may be suffering from depression. Now that was a surprise. I'll admit, sometimes I do fall into these funks, but I don't know if I ever considered it to be depression. I'll have to look through the pamphlet she gave me to see if I fit the description.

All in all, I'm satisfied with the meeting. Glad that I'll get some insight into why I am the way I am, and perhaps get a handle on myself. In any case, it'll be nice taking regular trips into Seattle. Had a lot of fun by myself, although there were certain things I didn't do because I wanted to do them with Nathan (my honey) and Caleb (my son.) I wanted to eat at the french restaurant Cafe Campagne, but it didn't feel right doing it alone. Nathan said I should have gone ahead and done it, but I felt guilty. He thought that I shouldn't feel guilty for doing things on my own, but I think the main thing was that I wanted them to experience it with me. I guess I shouldn't force things on them like that, so maybe next time I will go ahead and have lunch there by myself. Should be fun.