My response to her was something like "It was too bad that you never really complained about that before, when I could actually do something about it.
You know, I said almost the same thing. It's funny how they want to try to turn things around in order to justify themselves.
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And never thought I needed to read the books I was given, because she seemed happy with me. Boy was I wrong.
Right there with you. While my ex wasn't my first love, she was my biggest. It's funny how they "seemed" happy. Mine played that game for years and never let on.
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I have wanted to go to IC, even years ago when my wife was asking me to go for anxiety, but my job requires a security clearance, and they want to know when you see people for mental health. I haven't wanted to lose my job on top of losing my wife. And when we didn't seem to be in danger in the marriage, I just didn't want to lose the job, but I know that a man without a job is also a very unattractive thing to a woman. So, I knew that it wasn't just risking the job, either. It was also risking her. They shouldn't care about people seeing a mental health therapist for just anxiety and depression, but I don't know that they don't care. And then there's the risk that the therapist will say you have something else that's scarier, whether you do or not. It's putting a lot of trust in your therapist.
Ah, the security clearance. Know it well. Both the ex and I have those clearances - and top secret at that. My ex, however, being active duty has seen enough base "counselors" that she knows how to beat them, period. She's very, very good. In her words, she has been to enough and seen so many that they can't help her any more. And yes, her stuff is in her records - I won't go into that, but ALL of it is there.
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And then there's the risk that the therapist will say you have something else that's scarier, whether you do or not. It's putting a lot of trust in your therapist.
True. Maybe look for ones who are family therapist, not mental help ones.
There are moments in this life when you are so confident in the rightness of your actions, that not even for a second do you consider the option that you might be wrong.
