Yes it is hard for people not in therapy to understand what a struggle (good and bad) it is to be in therapy. I'm still not comfortable with people knowing I am going (My husband, my mom, my sister, and two best friends know....but I am not comfortable with any other friends or family knowning yet.) and although these people know.....I feel at times that they don't really understand what I am going through.... (when I told my one best friend, I learned that she also is going to therpay;so we do support one another in that area when others don't understand.)
Yes, it is hard to go to a session, and then leave and try to forget all this hard issues that were brought up. I feel sometimes my mind races more after a session because now I'm thinking of all these new feelings (some good/some bad.)