I often will forget what I've meant to tell my shrink when I go see her. I'm usually in a very good mood, so I forget that I've had a sucky few months. It's not dishonesty, I just push bad feelings to the back of my head. Does anyone else do this?

I often will forget what I’ve meant to tell my shrink when I go see her. I’m usually in a very good mood, so I forget that I’ve had a sucky few months. It’s not dishonesty, I just push bad feelings to the back of my head. Does anyone else do this?

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Just out of curiosity haha.

-Alex

That used to happen to me all the time. And still when I end up at my appointments (since they are now more spread out) I often forget that about which I want to talk. I often think about what I want to say the night before or on my way over to the appointment. That sometimes helps. But, I always seem to have something come up that helps my therapist get a better picture of things that bother me—even if those things don’t come up often/rarely bother me, they are often things that are pretty deep rooted. A couple months ago I relived the process leading up to my one hospitalization and it was triggering for me (lots of tears).

If you are concerned that you are not covering the ground you want to cover, then you could try justthissideofsane’s suggestion: bring in a short list of things you would like to discuss. I’ve done that for psychiatrist appointments and found that it helped a lot.

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1. pinkmoustachesandme reblogged this from bipolaradvice and added:
  
  Yep, i write down somethings now, but i dont feel that my therapist is helping me out. I look for books on self help and...
2. doctorfurious answered: I have this problem. I’ve taken to bringing notes with me.
3. octopusjar answered: i do all the time :)
4. dinolaurous answered: minus the fact that i don’t have therapy, yes. i push bad memories out of my head so i don’t have to think about them.
5. amandadeprezon reblogged this from alexkinglet and added:
  
  That used to happen to me all the time. And still when I end up at my appointments (since they are now more spread out)...
6. daydreamingpoppies answered: I do too! And I think I always like to give off a first impression, so naturally try to hide any lowly feelings.
7. hollylocks answered: yep. i also want them to like me and not think i’m a complainer.
8. saneoldsameold answered: I do this often! I keep a running list of things to discuss all week before therapy, and bring that in :) Hope that helps.
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