Welcome to Therapy??
I have decided to meet with a therapist. I thought about it in the past but with all the stress and probably deeply hidden issues I have lying in wait somewhere, I thought it might be a good time before I get into another relationship/start dating again.
Can someone tell me your thoughts/experiences with therapy?
What you liked/didn't like about your therapist?
If you thought it was helpful, etc?
How exactly does it work when you go in the first few times? (I've only seen it on tv)
Thanks!!
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It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
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Congratulations for seeking help. I know it's not easy. But choosing a therapist can ONLY be left up to you. You have to decide if the therapist is good for you. I'm sure you can look online to find credentials of therapist you want to see. You have to figure out what you are going to therapy for. There's a lot of reasons why people go. And maybe you can choose a therapist that way. Some have specialties like Family, Anxiety, etc....
Good luck!
From what I have learned in class it helps to into therapy thinking that it very well could solve all your problems, however if it does not solve anything then you need to know that not all hope is lost and the solution to a situation like that may be to find a new therapist. Could take several tries, each therapist can use a different techniques during sessions and it just may not fit right with you.
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I saw a psychologist once, a really young one at that, who probably didn't have much experience...
But she made me feel SO comfortable, and she appeared to be SO understanding. She remained objective but still made me feel like she was on my side... I basically just told her everything that was bothering me, we dissected it together, and then I left feeling like everything was made perfectly clear.
And because of that lovely session, I only needed to go in once!
Not all therapists are created equal, but I'm sure this will be a good experience for you. Good luck!
I've been to a few for different reasons. One was a bad fit and I saw them just a couple of times, another I went to trying to my help someone in my life who had serious problems and more recently as I moved toward a divorce.
It helps if you know what you want from therapy. Are you looking for answers? Want to move forward? Want out of a situation? Need to learn to be more/less assertive? In the initial consultation the therapist should help you determine what you want from therapy and should explain to you their philosophy and approach.
The last one I worked with was great, he told me straight out - if you want to wallow around in old stuff and replay it, I'm not who you want to work with. If you want to set a goal and move forward, I can help you. That was what I needed, basically a kick in the seat and some homework.
What do you want?
We can only learn to love by loving. - Iris Mudoch, British writer
I think the gist of it is that I need to learn that I don't have to put so much pressure on myself all the time. I also would like to get to the root of way it is sooo important to me that people like me or don't think bad things about me. I've been that way ever since I can remember. It's almost obsessive at times, like feeling like a failure if I don't accomplish enough quick enough or if I let people down.Originally Posted by WildChild
I mean, I can't keep living my life that way. I realize that. I just need to figure out where it all came from, deal with it, and move on. I have the goal I guess, just not sure entirely where the problem came from.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale
You need to tell the therapist this. Really the first meeting with a therapist or doctor is really an interview from both sides. They should be determining if they can work with you effectively or not and you should be deciding the same thing. Take into account that some things can be uncomfortable to deal with no matter who you are talking with but if they don't seem to be in line with what you perceive as your needs, try another.
We can only learn to love by loving. - Iris Mudoch, British writer
Sounds like you're a perfectionist/control freak. Welcome to the club! We've got a few members already.
Count me in. Who is the president?
What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility. - Leo Tolstoy
The clearest explanation for failure of any marriage is that two people are incompatible; that is, one is male and the other female. - Anna Quindlen
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