My t is the only one, besides my h and mil, who shows any interest in who i am as a person inside. . .no one else ever asks me how i feel about anything, what I'm interested in, what i think about, my hobbies, or anything else. No one else seems interested in me at all, not even my parents.

When i talk to people, i try to show interest in them and ask questions to find out things about them, but they rarely reciprocate. Sadly, most people are only intersted in themselves.

I also can't talk to friends or acquaintances about my mental or emotional problems because they don't get it. Usually, they either minimize it or imply that i need to just be more positive, etc. Places like PC do provide support, and i'm very grateful to folks here, because it's one place where i DO feel i can discuss such things.

Therapy provides something for me that i've always needed in my life. The idea that how i think and feel is important, and that i am worth something, and that there's somebody who actually cares enough to listen and try to help me.