Re: New here - not new to BPI
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:26 am
Well, last night's appointment with the therapist went well I guess. Since it was my first visit it basically just consisted of me talking. The healing and mending process will begin later on. He's an interesting man to say the least. Similar in mentality to myself. The only difference being my arm. I've always found it easier to communicate with older individuals vs. people my own age. Due to how I was raised - I was forced to grow up at a very young age. So I'm on par with a 30-40 year old in the sense of maturity. The therapist noted this in how I speak.
The one thing he did tell me that I already knew (no sense being entirely modest) was that I'm intelligent. Said he can do an IQ test within five minutes of speaking to someone and just knew I was intelligent right off the batt. Nice to hear that sort of thing for once. I dont get that compliment very often - though I dont speak to very many people as it is.
I forgot to bring in the info I printed out on BPI so after the appointment I ran to the car to get it and leave it with him (left it with his secretary since he was already with another appointment).
When I ran to my car I just had to check my trunk...low and behold there was one of 50 or more sketchbooks of my youth. I hope the dark, twisted imagery doesn't throw him off too much but I thought it might be helpful in some manner.
If you could look at a sketch, very detailed - lets say of a person - and it looked very real. And then, you see the person's eyes melding away from the head - with a force of their own - and maybe behind this person is a Jester with jagged face paint and no mouth - and perhaps the person in general has no legs and is merely a torso.
Then you would know what I have seen every night of my life since I was little. And Im fully capable of recreating it in my sketches. And always have. I wonder if he can make those nightmares disappear...
Only time will tell. I'm happy to be getting help and I know I will have to bring more BPI research with me next time. It is a little frustrating to know I will be working with someone that cant understand how much physical pain I go through - but he's a very good therapist and I think we can look beyond the injury.
The one thing he did tell me that I already knew (no sense being entirely modest) was that I'm intelligent. Said he can do an IQ test within five minutes of speaking to someone and just knew I was intelligent right off the batt. Nice to hear that sort of thing for once. I dont get that compliment very often - though I dont speak to very many people as it is.
I forgot to bring in the info I printed out on BPI so after the appointment I ran to the car to get it and leave it with him (left it with his secretary since he was already with another appointment).
When I ran to my car I just had to check my trunk...low and behold there was one of 50 or more sketchbooks of my youth. I hope the dark, twisted imagery doesn't throw him off too much but I thought it might be helpful in some manner.
If you could look at a sketch, very detailed - lets say of a person - and it looked very real. And then, you see the person's eyes melding away from the head - with a force of their own - and maybe behind this person is a Jester with jagged face paint and no mouth - and perhaps the person in general has no legs and is merely a torso.
Then you would know what I have seen every night of my life since I was little. And Im fully capable of recreating it in my sketches. And always have. I wonder if he can make those nightmares disappear...
Only time will tell. I'm happy to be getting help and I know I will have to bring more BPI research with me next time. It is a little frustrating to know I will be working with someone that cant understand how much physical pain I go through - but he's a very good therapist and I think we can look beyond the injury.
