I'm in therapy because I like it so much, or maybe I need it so much, that I can't get myself to ever quit. Years ago, I started because I was depressed about a lot of disappointments in my life. Once I felt the connection with my T, I was "hooked."

Underlying the want/need for therapy is wanting someone to be there for me always, so I am in therapy to work on getting myself to be the one who can take care of me, and not a T. I have trouble coping with life on my own, and feel like I need a T to comfort and validate me. My hope is that finally, with this T, I can learn how to handle my feelings of being overwhelmed and unloved. I want to learn how to be in the middle instead of feeling like I'm at 10, and then plummeting down to 1. I am working on how to handle stress and anxiety. I am also exploring my childhood and learning to accept all the different parts of my personality, especially those child parts who are still stuck in their roles from the past.

I like having someone to go to each week who will listen to anything I have to say without judging me. Someone who is always on my side and cares about me.