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Originally Posted by roseleigh7
I have been in therapy for 4.5 years. I don't think I've made much progress. I keep doing the same dumb things over and over even though I KNOW better and I know I can make better choices. I keep choosing my eating disorder, my self-injury, being abused, and so many other bad, unhealthy things.
I want to give up. How long should it take to get well?
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The answer is so individual. Have you asked your T how long it should take? Do you or he have any insight as to why you haven't made the progress you would like? Do you think you need a new approach? A new therapist?
Sometimes it is hard to see the progress we have made. I sometimes feel better if I make a list of all the things I have been able to change or accomplish since starting therapy. You could also ask your T to give his observations on your progress. Maybe you have made progress but can't see it. Sometimes progress is also not so easily observed. Like one thing I would put on my list would be that I can sense my feelings more easily--I can actually know when I am feeling something. This is huge, but it might not be readily observable as "I eat more healthily now." But it's still important work, and more tangible benefits will flow from it later... if all goes well.