Well, I just started therapy for the first time a few weeks ago and I really, really dislike it. It's so hard talking to a therapist, and she always is asking me how I feel, what do I think about that, etc. I don't know what to say! And I find myself bending the truth a bit to make things easier to say. Like I tried telling her about my disfunctional relationship with my mom and realized afterwards that I made it sound like she treats me horribly and yells at me all the time. Not what I was trying to say! Anyways, I'm just sort of bummed out that it's not working out. I can't really see that it's going to help me at all but who knows, maybe I'm wrong.
Joined: Feb 11, 2008 Posts: 180 Location: New York State
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:13 am Post subject:
Give it a chance. It's for your benefit to be completely truthful so you can get the help you need. If you feel it isn't working out, you can always find another therapist. But most will have similar approaches in treatment.
Just try and be yourself and relax. Be truthful and just express your feelings. Try not to second guess what your saying. They are there to help you, not judge you.
unfortunately therapy is the only way to get rid of anxieties.and the truth is we have to go through lots of notworking therapies until we find one that really helps us...but it is better than just sitting there n doing nothing.cause doing nothing makes ppl just more lazy and feel worse.so u should continue trying.dont give up
I've just started seeing a counsellor, and I found the first session so cathartic. The only thing is, I want her to like me (or at least not think I'm not a nice person), so I'm wary of expressing some of my darker thoughts, even though that's exactly what I need. I suppose it's because I get to a point with people where I think, "Well, they seem to like me, I'd better withdraw before I do something to make them dislike me", which is one of my less than helpful patterns! Hence my difficulties making friends.
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