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Originally Posted by Istruggle
If you go to a new therapist shouldn’t they be asking things about your history to try and get to the root of your problems instead of saying what brings you in and then letting you ramble about how you’re depressed or whatever? Shouldn’t they give you something to work on between sessions? When I leave sessions I’m driving down the road trying to figure what if anything was said that will actually help me. I’m at the point that I really need to talk to someone but I don’t want to waste any more money or time on something that does me no good.
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Are these things that you actually want? For the T to be asking questions about your history, etc? If so, why not tell the T this is what you want rather than waiting for it to just happen?
But the answer to the questions about all the shoulds is it depends on the T and the client. I'm a person who likes to take charge and control of my sessions, to set the agenda. My T follows me and in my experience, therapy isn't about what T tells me that helps. What helps me is listening to myself and adjusting the things in my life, and reporting back about how that goes, and then listening to myself . . .