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Originally Posted by doodle3609
So I had gone a LONG time without SI and lately the habit has been back full force  The thing is, it is usually triggered from therapy. The first time I did it was immediately after a T session, same with the 2nd time. Now it's just becoming a habit again, although it has been almost a week. Is this normal, or a sign that therapy is clearly not working?! I have not told T, but have hinted...which is probably why she is beginning to think I need more than what she can give me. I don't know what to do though. I feel like therapy isn't really doing much. Like I feel better in that 45 minutes, but then I get home and realize nothing is really different which makes me feel hopeless and I just need to cut. Ugh :/ |
Wanting to SI after therapy sometimes is pretty normal. We SI to deal with emotional stuff (and other stuff) and therapy brings that stuff up to deal with it but it can be a very big trigger.
Hinting at it to your T won't help. You need to be bluntly honest, otherwise they're not fully able to help. Maybe she can't help you, but maybe she can. If she can't, I'd assume she'd find a therapist that could help you.
Therapy isn't a quick fix by any means. It can take years to deal with stuff. You need to do work outside of the session as well, 45 min a week or less than that won't help much unfortunately.
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Originally Posted by doodle3609
I've been in therapy for about 8 months..I for sure need therapy..but it seems like if I am getting worse, it wasn't working. But its a good point that maybe that means it IS working...
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What type of therapy is it? Maybe you need a different type - like DBT or CBT maybe? Maybe you have external stressors that you're not aware of as well, so it's not the therapy that's causing the problems?
