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Originally Posted by SarahSweden
Thanks for sharing. Yes, I understand what you mean about not click with a T. Was it something specific that didnīt feel right?
For me it has to do with me missing my former T and that I had to choose T:s with a lower fee and I never got any trust in them because they werenīt that educated. A lot of other things affected the process as well.
Did you ever try psychodynamic therapy? Me personally would never choose CBT but thatīs of course a personal choice, I donīt mean itīs something wrong with it. But I prefer getting insights and getting a close and healing relationship with a T before getting "homework" and exercises as are more frequent within CBT.
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Well in my case religion is a big sticking point. I grew up in a strict fundamentalist religion where I was never good enough, and I think it really damaged my mental health. I just... never liked church, but couldn't escape from it because my whole family were (and still are) diehard believers. I think it caused a lot of trauma that is still unresolved.
But most (maybe all?) of the therapists I've been to have been part of that same religion. A problem I've personally encountered with religious people is that they simply can't understand how their beloved religion could actually do great harm in a person's life -- it's just not in their purview. So I was unable to really talk about my problems, because they simply don't "get it." I know now that if I ever do see a therapist again, they need to be secular and preferably specialize in dealing with people going through faith transitions or religious trauma.