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What are important things to let the therapist know about?

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EVERYTHING!!!! If you don't want to waste our money or your time, then just be COMPLETELY HONEST - ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!!

If you even tweek a thought, even to make yourself seem less "vile," for lack of a better word, right how, it can skew what your therapist may conclude and/or assume.

Complete honesty, no matter how embarrassing, is the only way to get a diagnosis. Even when you are in the midst of an incredibly irrational moment - let them see it!!!

I know so many indiviudals that spend so much time, effort and money, yet fail to tell their therapists the truth, and all I see them doing is going 'round and 'round in circles, including being diagnosed incorrectly and taking meds that do them more harm than good - all because they are too embarassed to tell them the truth.

Someone, at some point, has to hear the bare-bones truth about what is going on inside - even if it is repugnant to yourself and to society. But denying such will only mess things up further and will delay healing.

A good therapist will know when you are "out of sorts," but that is all part of what they need to see.

I spent 5+ years with the same therapist (wonderful guy) who never judged (from what I could tell) what I had to say. He just took it all in! When he retired, it was then that I ask what he thought I suffered from.

He gave me, what I believe, is the most accurate diagnosis I had ever had before - and believe me, I've had lots!!!

Again, the point that I am trying to make is.... I TRIED MY BEST NOT TO HIDE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT I WAS FEELING, THINKING AND DOING!

Maybe I was very fortunate in the therapist that I was able to see, but I know that being honest with him made the difference between all the other psych people I had seen.

Even when I thought I was deluding myself, I let him know... because, deep down inside, I believe we all know when we are trying to "hide" certain things...

So, if there is one thing that you can do for yourself is this:

BE SO FREAKING HONEST THAT IT HURTS!!!!

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