I've never had a consistent therapist, but this is kind of a concern of mine nonetheless. I talk about the stuff that's bothering me all the time online (and often worry about being annoying there), which has acutally kind of helped my ability to concisely explain what's wrong...yet, I fear that a T won't take me seriously, or will blow me off. I've already had it happen in a minor way. Or the fact that it's always permutations of the same issues that bother me (the main reason, actually, I'm so damn paranoid about my posting online. Branching out to other sites has helped). How long before someone says "Oh, get over it already!?"

I've been lucky to never encounter that anywhere except home, even online folks seem to be pretty supportive or at least kindly passive. But a real life T? I'm hesitant to even call therapy hotlines because I feel like I would be wasting their time.