View Single Post
 
Old Nov 22, 2009, 09:51 PM
velcro003's Avatar
velcro003 velcro003 is offline
Elder
 
Member Since: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,383
Quote:
Originally Posted by mightaswelllive View Post
To me, there are two sides to this...

The first would be stop going because it's very expensive and maybe you need some time to decide that you want to get better.

The other side - the one I tend to go with in your situation - is keep going. It took me almost 3 full years to start getting any benefit from therapy. While this isn't the norm, sometimes it just takes time to be ready to really do work. For me, I was at a place where I just wasn't ready to do work.. but I knew I needed someone. It's ok to just need someone even though you're not making any measurable progress because you are still absorbing and becoming more self-aware. Judging by my experiences (and yes, I'm only one person) I'd say that eventually something is going to change and you're going to want to make progress.

Honestly, a good starting point is to have this conversation with your T.
Oh, how nice to hear from someone else who also took a long time before they started enjoying the benefits of therapy. I am on two years, and it sometimes feels like nothing has changed. I get frustrated ALL the time. It is hard, but for some reason I keep going.
Thanks for this!
Thimble