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Originally Posted by Solarwind
can you pinpoint any reasons you might need therapy? look its wide open, because what is important to people is really individualized. some poeple goto therapy to talk about their days and get support, some people goto therapy to get help with specific problems like fears of tests, fear of marshmellows, etc, some people goto therapy to learn more about themselves, and some go for more severe issues, etc, etc.
whether a person NEEDS therapy is a really a individual judgement that only that person can make.
if you have the $$ and you want to be in therapy, than why is that a bad thing? there is always improvements we need to make about ourselves and our lives. and i guess it can only be harmful if we dont make any improvements/changes/alterations, etc...OR if therapy is taking away from the real world interactions in our lives.
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You know, my therapist said the same thing. Not eveyone goes to therapy to deal with heavy trauma or a specific goal. Some go to get support for their day to day lives. Or even an ED can turn in a direction that the client and T werent aware of.
It doesnt look to me like you want to go to therapy because you are addicted to the relationship. It does seem that way, but it seems more to me that you are in distress over needing that relationship in your life when you have so much. And what the reason could possibly be that you would need it so badly.
I have to say....I feel EXACTLY the same way. I often wonder why the heck I am there. I have so much going on in my life, why this relationship with a therapist? I dont know how to explain it, but, besides dealing with childhood trauma, I know I dont have a secure or stable base from which to go about my life. I am not about to crumble and fall, I have a lot of responsibility and I do a lot in my daily life and I am hopefully doing it pretty well, but that hole, that damaged center, keeps a part of me very young. Im there because a part me is a small girl who is hurting. I can try to love her and soothe her, but her voice needs to be heard. If she is confused or not confident, I check things with T. And, of course, if memories come up, T is there. I dont mind if I am in therapy for the rest of my life. As long as I have good insurance, I will go.