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Nov 16, 2012, 12:40 PM
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Hello everyone,
I've just started therapy and really need someone's opinion. The first session was really good and I felt positive and happy for the first time in a long time. I realized lots and really felt like I had progressed. Today I had my second session and we spoke a lot about the past, childhood experience etc... it was really really difficult and confusing and I'm worried dwelling on the past like that is going to do me more harm than good. I've had one really bad therapy experience after one session and I'm just wary now. Can anyone help? Am I being paranoid and too sensitive and should I keep going? Or is this bad therapy? Thank you! |
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Nov 16, 2012, 03:32 PM
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You have a right to be wary. It's normal. U are exploring things that you have suppressed for so long. To be honest, therapy is hard work. But it does get easier over time. Sometimes, tho, it does get worse before it gets better. That's normal. But that's what u have to keep in mind. Hang in there!
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Nov 16, 2012, 04:16 PM
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Remember to keep yourself calm in this new adventure. Take long deep breaths and have some ways to cope with your stress. If it ever gets to be too much, tell your T you want to go slower. Be nice to yourself the day of therapy. Do things you enjoy that help you feel safe and relaxed. You don't want to overwhelm yourself.
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Nov 16, 2012, 04:25 PM
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Nov 16, 2012, 08:09 PM
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Sometimes things get worse before they get better as you come to understand yourself.
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Nov 16, 2012, 08:29 PM
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Nope, you're not being paranoid or too sensitive! That's kind of how therapy goes. It digs up the muck that we'd prefer to avoid from our past experiences, and helps us sort through them. I'm guessing that what you're seeing right now as "bad" therapy is really the work of therapy - the tears, the muck, the mess, the yuck... that's the work, and it's hard and it can suck, but in the end, it makes life a bit lighter.
Two sessions isn't a ton of time, either. You're going to find that you'll have sessions that will likely be light and happy, but other times you may end up crying your way home, at least that's been my experience. Keep working on it, the challenge of therapy is sticking with it through the chaos!
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