Hi MayaRose,

I have multiple health issues, and being able to talk about it in therapy has really helped me. I have rheumatoid arthritis, trigeminal neuralgia (a painful nerve disorder in my face), and interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder problem, to name some. All of these things have affected my life, and it hasn't always been easy to talk about them in counseling, but the support my counselor has provided has been really essential in being able to cope with it all. Some things are hard to talk about with friends or others; it can be hard to share how difficult health issues really are and how it affects us. Counselors are trained to really listen when things are tough, and that includes health issues. Getting support for this can help us get through it all. I hope you can share with your T about it...thinking of you.

Take care,
ErinBear