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Originally Posted by JustShakey
It took me a long time to get it, and some of what I went through on the way is what I can't post about. I don't exactly have preexisting mental health issues per say, but I do have enough stuff that I have difficultly seeing that people just want to help - no strings attached. Being in an abusive relationship didn't exactly help either...
For a lot of years I was afraid to let health professionals, and most anybody else honestly, see how I was feeling because I was afraid they would be disgusted with me and take my child from me. Ultimately it blew up in my face... I'm still not really sure how to do it - to reach out and ask for help appropriately, but I'm getting there
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I am in the same boat. Only preexisting issue is social anxiety, but it wasn't too bad really. I could deal with it just fine. However, I now have a few issues. In working through things in T I have also discovered various issues from the past that I did not address that are now coming up along with all the other crap from my current situation. It is the weirdest thing.
I keep everything to myself and always have. I actually knew immediately that this was a case where I could not handle it on my own and was very forward in asking for help. I didn't wait at all. My issue is that I find it near impossible to put my thoughts into words and speak them. It takes so long to form a coherent thought in T.
Opening up to T has been a long process and my T actually left to pursue other ventures this month. So I am starting with a new one in the new year. I hope that process of opening up doesn't take nearly as long as the first time.
BTW.... I sent you a message. I hope you don't mind.