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[Pema]

Thank you for the kind words. The support I get from everyone here is a huge relief.

You earned it by supporting yourself! We love to see that and cheer for it!

[Dawn Kellie]

I have a thyroid scan tomorrow. I've had an enlarged thyroid diagnosed last year and this is my first follow-up. The plus is as of last year it was noncancerous. It is considered large, so if it has grown it may need to be removed. It is kind of concerning.
My wife is a doctor and understands the ins and outs. She doesn't seem to concerned yet.

[Lori Dee ✅]

My mom had her thyroid removed, and she had no complications. She just had to take another pill each day afterward. Hopefully, it will be benign.

Good luck!

[Dawn Kellie]

As a cardiac patient I take enough. It's better than the alternative

[ChrissyRyan]

Just finished my first therapy session. It was great, I got teary a few times. She wants to work more on my anxiety and gender issues. She did say she could see me perk up taking about the possibility of transitioning.
I feel better than I have in awhile.  This will be a good thing.
Thank you all for the positivity

Will you see her again soon?  Is she a master's or a Ph.D. level therapist?

[Dawn Kellie]

Yes, I'll see her next Monday. She is only a therapist. It was a good session

[Dawn Kellie]

The only a therapist is wrong. She is a therapist. She is very good and so far I like her. I'm probably going to be talking to my youngest that I'm transgender.  I need her input before I talk to my wife

[Lori Dee ✅]

The only a therapist is wrong. She is a therapist. She is very good and so far I like her. I'm probably going to be talking to my youngest that I'm transgender.  I need her input before I talk to my wife

The biggest qualifications for a therapist are:
1. You like them,
2. They are helping you.

That is what matters. I have been seen by psychologists at Masters and Ph.D. levels. They were good, and they helped me. My current therapist is neither. She is a social worker (LCSW), and her qualifications are the two I listed above.

Good luck with your talks.

[Northern Star Girl ✅]

@Dawn Kellie  cc: @Lori Dee
Dear Kellie:
What Lori Dee stated is absolutely correct. 
  The educational titles are secondary to the expertise and help that your therapist can offer.

Over the years in many of my medical treatments, I have been to top tier specialty Physicians, Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
Except for a few exceptions I found that the PAs and NPs listened to me more, had more empathy for my health issues and asked more questions than the Doctor.

I am wishing you well with your visits with your therapist and your discussions with your youngest and your wife.
Please keep your updates coming.
HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

[Dawn Kellie]

@Dawn Kellie  cc: @Lori Dee
Dear Kellie:
What Lori Dee stated is absolutely correct. 
  The educational titles are secondary to the expertise and help that your therapist can offer.

Over the years in many of my medical treatments, I have been to top tier specialty Physicians, Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
Except for a few exceptions I found that the PAs and NPs listened to me more, had more empathy for my health issues and asked more questions than the Doctor.

I am wishing you well with your visits with your therapist and your discussions with your youngest and your wife.
Please keep your updates coming.
HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Thank you and Lori. I finally feel I've been listened to.
I hope it's not first contact awe
I may be to cynical at times

[Lori Dee ✅]

Thank you and Lori. I finally feel I've been listened to.
I hope it's not first contact awe
I may be to cynical at times

As long as they are helping you stick with them. If you feel they are not helping, just walk away. You are not obligated to stay.

But you said you like them, and the first few visits are more of a "getting to know each other." That way, you feel comfortable discussing intimate details, and they know which areas are more sensitive and might need a different approach to help you.

My psychologist in SD became a good friend. She would say things out loud while I was thinking them. I would say, "Get out of my head, woman!" and she would tap her fingertips together and say, "Muahahaha!"

Our sessions helped me a lot, and they were a lot of fun. There were times when we spent most of the session discussing nail polish, stickers, and press-on nails. For me, that is good therapy.

I hope you and your therapist can develop that kind of rapport.
 

[Dawn Kellie]

I just realized I'm closer to a,YS size 12than 114. Tea me