Tony Attwood wrote back

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Yes, she did. And this is how she began cognitive behavioral therapy with me: Rifled through a bunch of papers, produced a couple of sheets meant for the *doctor's* use that explains how the patient should utilize the home-worksheets, apologized for not having worksheets, and said, without explaining the homework in detail, "Well, you can make the worksheets on your own."

I live in Rochester, Sakhmet, and honestly, I'm at a loss right now as to where to go...I discovered today that the specialist I spoke of in my earlier post deals with children and adolescents only (found out after doing more research on her -- the original website I found her name on did not mention this one eensy fact). I don't want to ask my current doctor for a referral because, well, it would be too uncomfortable for me, and I refuse to go back to my primary care physician because I'm angry he referred this shrink in the first place! All of this is becoming a bit overwhelming, all this back and forth stuff. It took a lot for me to even ask for a referral, then to end up with Dr. Dork...And this has been too much time and money that my husband can't afford...

I've searched and searched the 'Net for specialists who deal with adults in my area, to no avail.

I'm seriously thinking of just letting this go. No specialist is going to provide me with a magic spell that will make me want to be around people, drive, love bright light and loud sounds, and not meltdown over the toilet paper unrolling the wrong way...No specialist will ever make other people understand me, either, or give me the ability to make them understand me.

I'll try for a bit longer with Dr. Dork, but only after I am extremely direct with her about what I'm feeling, i.e., my frustrations with her DORKINESS!

Anyway, sorry for the rant. I'll end this by wishing you a MUCH better and productive experience!