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Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge
I just realized that I forgot to say where we're going  to see T tonight. I thought I was on pretty good ground until a family member (one I felt close to and trusted) told me I ought to quit T, that they see it's ripping me up and not doing me any good. Now the anxiety meter needle is approaching peg.....Thank you all for your company!!!!! |
It often does seem to get worse before it gets better. If you have a broken bone that healed wrong and was left that way for years, the doctor would have to break it again to fix it. It hurts, but is the only way to get better. Therapy is a lot like that sometimes. It is stressful, and anxiety will go up for a while. Having to give up ways that you were coping, even if they weren't the best ways, leaves you without a way to cope until you learn new ones. Sometimes increased anxiety is a sign of progress. Change is scary.
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