Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Yesterday, I got a text from my therapist (we have texted a few times in the past, for scheduling purposes) asking me if I happen to drive a gray car. I replied to her that no, my car is red, but I was curious why she was asking. She then explained how her parked car was hit at the same time I would've been leaving the parking lot after my therapy session (I assume she meant on the say of my session, although she did not specify the day, only the time), but that the girl who hit it drove away. She said a man in the parking lot had witnessed it but hadn't gotten the plate number correct.
I am not sure what to think of all this. But before I say how I feel about it, I wanted to get some other people's opinions. I've been seeing this therapist for a little over a year, and feel like she has helped me make some improvements in my life. But this whole thing has me a little shaken up.
Any thoughts? I'd love to hear an outsider's perspective on this.
I am not sure what to think of all this. But before I say how I feel about it, I wanted to get some other people's opinions. I've been seeing this therapist for a little over a year, and feel like she has helped me make some improvements in my life. But this whole thing has me a little shaken up.
Any thoughts? I'd love to hear an outsider's perspective on this.
I am trying to look at it from her point of view and be more understanding. I am sure she was upset and wanted to do anything she could to get more information.
But I can't help but feel hurt by this. I actually found out this happened the day after my appointment, so I wouldn't have even been there. I am wondering if she thinks I actually drove there just to hit her car? She has helped me so much over the time I've been seeing her, and I've put so much trust in her. It just feels like she does not trust me by suggesting I'd do something like hit her car, either on purpose or by accident.
I don't know. Maybe I am overreacting.
If my therapist asked me that, I might wonder what she thought of my character - that I would hit a car and leave. I'd feel she didn't really know me.
On the other hand, I may also think that she thought if I hit her car that it might get in the way of our sessions - that I'd be in a weird place wondering if she knew that it was me and so forth.
We all have different feelings and thoughts and reasons for doing what we do. When we're unclear about what others might be feeling, it's good to check things out.