After my session today, I feel horrible. I feel like I'm never going to get better because of what my therapist said.

She never said anything mean or insulting. I asked her to tell me the truth and she did. And the truth is that I have more problems than I think, and that I am very troubled. (She didn't explicitly say that, but she kept pointing out everything I'm struggling with, and it was A LOT of stuff.) She also "reminded" me that some of my disorders, like bipolar, are biological and will never go away. I know that's all true, but it makes me feel hopeless knowing there is nothing I can do about it besides try to do the best I can to cope.

This is not an attack against her. She's very nice and fair, and I like her a lot. When I ask her to be honest, she is. But I guess I have to hear the truth at some point.. so I'm glad she is one of the few people I can trust to tell me the truth. The truth just hurts sometimes.

I feel very low. It was triggering. Must I get triggered in order to get better? Is part of the process facing your triggers? It must be