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VernonJenkins
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Default Dec 20, 2017 at 03:05 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Erecura View Post
I've never gotten a proper treatment for any of my issues. I always quit the treatment too fast. I'd been seeing my psychiatrist for 6 month before I quit the last time, the same about my therapist. The therapy was completely useless because I didn't talk at all.

I've been seeing my psychiatrist on and off for the last 4 years. Eventually I always decide, that I'm actually fine and I don't need this. He never seems to judge me when I come back, but I know it's not ok. I've been switching therapists for a long time. I always eventually feel like they can't understand me or help me anyway, so I always quit. Most of the time I refuse to talk.

I'm like this with everything in my life. I always start something new and quit before it can have any effect. I don't know how to deal with it...
Therapy is often difficult and takes time to work. You tend to quit when you don't see immediate results, but if you want to benefit from therapy then you need to accept that the benefit is not going to be immediate and you need to push through that difficulty. You want a reason to move forward, so you want to move forward. There's your reason to do it.

Acceptance is always the first step to solving a problem. You need to accept the problem for what it is and find ways to solve it or cope with it. Not all problems have a permanent solution and this is a reality that everyone has to accept throughout life. It's all in how you deal with it and a therapist can help you with strategizing with specific issues as well as coach you on using what's known as "mindfulness." If you didn't already know, mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. The key is to not place judgment or attach yourself to these thoughts/feelings. This takes a lot of practice, because you're basically training your brain. After all, your brain is a muscle and as with any other muscle, it needs exercise to grow stronger. After a while, these exercises become easier and more natural.
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