I have been struggling with depression for a long time. I think it's really bad and it stops me from doing most everything. I finally decided to see someone. I just got back from my second session and I really don't think that this is going to work out. My first session ended a little early and I thought that was fine. But my second session was only about twenty minutes even though I paid for the fifty minute hour. I'm really frustrated because my therapist just kept looking at the clock. I could tell she didn't really know what to do with me. It's really hard for me to talk about my issues and I was crying like the whole time. I'm just not comfortable with her yet. I'm the kind of person that needs to be asked questions to expand on things. I didn't know what to say. Am I supposed to come up with my own topics? She wants me to be social and ask people to do things with me. But never has she asked me if I'm comfortable doing that or why I haven't done it in the first place. You can't just tell me to make friends and everything will be fixed. That's something that I obviously could have come to on my own. I just feel like no one would want to be friends with me. I'm fat, quiet, serious. I'm not any fun. She started to monologue random "bumper stick" type sentiments at the end to stretch it a little. She doesn't know what to do with me. She just told me to do things like get exercise and try to be social. If it was that easy, I would have done that a long time ago. I just don't have the energy or motivation. Nothing seems important. I'm going to see my doctor about antidepressants. Maybe that will help. I just don't know what to do. I really thought therapy would help me. But it doesn't feel like she cares or even understands what could be going on. Should I try to find another therapist or are they all this way? How do I stop seeing her? I really don't know what to do.
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