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Originally Posted by sunsetsunrise
Yes, often there is something under the feelings that can be dealt with in counselling. And when we do that, we can actually heal stuff rather than just managing to work around it. Counselling is usually a combination of talking about the roots of something and working to heal it. A counseller also supports the person in taking the steps needed to change the way we do things, eg getting safe support to help you interact more. Like teamwork to make your life better. It really can help lots.  |
Yeah, I have been working with my current therapist for almost 10 years, so I saw her right after I turned 20. It was initially for my social phobia, but unfortunately, my dad died a year later, and my therapy focused on grief management and just trying to get through the rest of college. Now that I am more stable as far as my financial/living situation, we are really going deeper than ever before and are revisiting everything that's bothering me but I have repressed up until now. It was totally my idea to finally "be real" with her and not hold back. This process has been at times frightening and has made me physically ill/disturbed my sleep, but a necessary one. I have uncovered a lot about why I am the way I am.