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Old Jul 28, 2013, 11:57 AM
Tarra Tarra is offline
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Both anxiety and consequences of bad parenting can be helped by a good therapist. I think the psychiatrist sounds useless; how can he know whether you're fine or not when he's only met you twice? In a generous interpretation, maybe he is assessing you in terms of whether you need medication, and perhaps your issues don't exactly fit into his mental illness categories. But an insightful therapist can help with issues that don't fall into specific categories; indeed many therapists aren't keen on diagnoses because people's problems are usually more complex than the neat little boxes.

I personally wouldn't try a life coach because the field is very unregulated so there's more chance of getting someone with no training, maybe even someone who would be harmful to your self esteem. Issues surrounding parents and childhood are very deep and you need someone with appropriate training, ie. a psychologist.

I suggest going to meet a few therapists with a lot of experience in counselling: lay out what you are looking for, and see if you feel understood by them. A good therapist who you click with can make all the difference.

The website aboutpsychotherapy (DOT) com (sorry, this forum won't let me post a proper link as I don't have enough posts yet) is an excellent introduction to what therapy is all about, what you can expect from a good therapist, and how to choose one.