Hi, I'm going to see a therapist for the first time next week. I feel that my depression and anxiety become worse in the waiting time. Anybody else whom has experienced this? May be it is the knowledge about that I am going to get help that make me lower my psychological inner defense mechanisms and that that let the symptoms more out in the day ...

I will be grateful for answers!

[Fuzzybear]

Hi, I definitely think this can happen. Symptoms increasing in severity during this “waiting time” (and it could well be because of “psychological defenses” etc (which everyone has)

[cool09]

Maybe you're feeling more emotions and milling over expectations however big or small. And just meeting anyone new for the first time is stressful and anxiety-provoking.

Thanks to Desiree2006 and mulan for the hugs! Thank you so much for taking your time to answer, Fuzzybear and cool09! It helped a bit to post my sadness and fear here. I am now more optimistic about being able to go to the first appointment!

Thanks again!

[Smileonmyface]

I get that way too before meeting a new therapist and waiting for an appointment. It's almost like you know help is coming, therefore you can put your guard down a little and not be quite as strong.

Originally Posted by Smileonmyface

I get that way too before meeting a new therapist and waiting for an appointment. It's almost like you know help is coming, therefore you can put your guard down a little and not be quite as strong.

Yes, I think it is something like that, hope for relief and at the same time feeling scared of change.

I think it is a good sign. If I had behaved like as if it was irrelevant and felt nothing, that would perhaps be a sign of the opposite, that I didn't care. That it was all the same for me. These reactions, both emotional and physical, probably tell that I will be able to grow from psychotherapy. At least that is what I hope it means ....