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Old Dec 13, 2008, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by clara0clear0eyes View Post
im thinking about starting therapy again . . .part of me really doesnt want to. i dont know what to do.

sometimes i feel like i dont need it.
what can someone else help me with, really?
ive been down this road (unsuccessfully) so many times before.
im not very good at saying things face-to-face.
i always feel like im taking up the space of a more worthy client
or that i dont belong in therapy at all.
not even sure what im trying to accomplish.
but this is not much of a life im living. but does it really take therapy to put me back on track? but i never change. i dont get better. do i just not try or do i not know what to do - i can never decide. but i do know that things arent changing for me right now solely through my own might. could have something to do with the fact that i am weak. i have a weak moral, ethical compass. if i didnt i would do more. i just dont like to admit it to myself.

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so here's a slice of my life. tell me if you think it merits therapy:
i rarely leave my house.
its been a few days since ive showered. (lovely, i know - but honest)
im still in the clothes ive been wearing for -how long?- which consists of a gown with a fleece sweater over it.
i havent eaten since 6am. probably overdo it this evening.
i forget to take my meds or i fight taking them, i suppose. i know i need them but my mind resists the idea. i guess i need them, right? maybe its the wrong thing to do - take the medication? i dont know.
i have not been outside today. i cannot remember if i went outside yesterday.
ive been having fleeting thoughts of how hopeless my life is. kinda like a mild panic inside "how can i go on like this"
i feel like there is no way out of this. i know there is a way out - i feel like i will not take it and this will just be my life bc im too afraid to end it. and it would hurt too many people if i were gone and i dont really want to die but this sure isnt living. theres another way out and thats to get better but i have been to lazy to put in the work.
i cant even begin to face things that twist me up inside usually (although i have voiced a few of them on here). how would i ever present them to a therapist?
ive been this way sadly for the most part for years. i go months like this. its not a life.

guess i answered my own question.

those of you who can please support me in this. i could really use a sounding board as i only have my husband and he cant (and shouldnt ahve to) bear it all.

thanks,
clara
Have you looked through the phone book or online for a new therapist yet?
Can your husband help you look and make the appointment? Significant others make for bad therapists, as that's a role a professional should play, but they can be good listeners most of the time!

I'd say what needs to be accomplished is to figure out what's causing your depressed spell here. It's a worthy cause. Try to take things one step at a time and don't judge yourself too harshly by comparing yourself to others.
Others are not in your shoes so they wouldn't know and it's not comparable.

What kind of meds do you take? Do you see a psychiatrist regularly then?

One step at a time.
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Thanks for this!
clara0clear0eyes