[learning1]

I think being depressed makes people self focused, right? Anyway, I think I am. I'm confused because therapy is supposed to help depression but it seems like therapy is focusing on yourself, which I already do too much. So I worry that I shouldn't talk about what I think about in therapy because I'm too self focused, so I try to let the therapist take the lead. Then the therapy winds up seeming somewhat irrelevant. Anyone else have this loop going around? Do you think it's better to talk about one's self focused thoughts or not?

[FFABD]

Originally Posted by learning1

I think being depressed makes people self focused, right? Anyway, I think I am. I'm confused because therapy is supposed to help depression but it seems like therapy is focusing on yourself, which I already do too much. So I worry that I shouldn't talk about what I think about in therapy because I'm too self focused, so I try to let the therapist take the lead. Then the therapy winds up seeming somewhat irrelevant. Anyone else have this loop going around? Do you think it's better to talk about one's self focused thoughts or not?

Think of it this way, if you'll indulge me. Depression is about, in a lot of ways, internally focused thought patterns that are negatively skewed. It is about having a self-reality that doesn't truly match what the true reality is. In T, a good therapist will help us see where our skewed view is, and help us re-direct ourselves to a more grounded and less-depression clouded view.

Cut yourself some slack here,, getting help is a brave step.