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Jan 17, 2014, 08:42 AM
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it was suggested to me to post this in this forum from the new comer forum:
Hello, I am new to this group, and still making my way around the website to get comfortable with how to do all this. I not sure how much information is too much but I am looking for insight on how to understand therapy and how it effect my daily life. I work a good job, have great friend and in a happy relationship, but have had a bit of a tough year of events that I am trying to get help on so my life is uninterrupted by everything again. I have been in therapy about 9 months and he wants to start taking a more head on approach to it. I guess I am looking for some insight on the best way to go about this process so I don't interrupt my life. Thank You. |
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Jan 17, 2014, 10:50 AM
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Hey peppermint1, and welcome! Glad to see you here, and I hope you'll find this site helpful.
Therapy can be very different for different people, depending on how intense it is, how difficult the issues you struggle with are, what kind of therapy you're in, etc. For me, I have found that from time to time, therapy will disrupt my life to some extent. Thoughts and emotions are stirred up during session, and it's hard to just pack all of that stuff up and forget about it when the 45 minutes are up. Sometimes my sleep is disturbed, and sometimes when I have to go to work right after a therapy session it's hard to concentrate, but it's not too bad, and knowing that the therapist will be there to discuss these things with helps. It gets easier for me because very few people (and nobody in my family) know I'm in therapy; on the other hand, other people report that for them it gets easier because they tell their families and friends about their therapy. We're all different. |
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Jan 17, 2014, 11:28 AM
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that you for your reply and insight!
I think I was maybe alil unprepared to the reaction, he said at the end of the session that he want to start discussing details from not so pleasant childhood memories, since this will be the 1st time its been a bit of a challenging week, I wasn't sure if my reaction was normal, I started getting confused on why I was this way before we had the session about it but know that is still coming. if that makes any sense.no one really knows I am in therapy since I find its my business and a private issue. is this normal to be this way before an upcoming session? |
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Jan 17, 2014, 12:33 PM
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Oh wow so your being doing something like trauma work. I too was a little hesitant about the therapy process especially as a young teen. I couldn't grasp the idea of paying to talk to someone for 45-50 mins. Now I'm a pro and enjoy therapy. Good luck to you.
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Jan 17, 2014, 12:42 PM
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If it's trauma work you're considering doing, then fully expect it to interrupt your life as it was. Therapy is extremely difficult and it can be a bumpy road. It might be a can of worms not worth opening right now if you' just want your life to be like it was pre-therapy. If your past genuinely and truly hasn't negatively impacted your present then i see no reason to go digging into the past. However, if your past is catching up with you and you're not coping then i think you have to accept that you need therapy and that it is going to change things.
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Jan 17, 2014, 12:54 PM
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 I hope so at least... Thus, in my case trauma work changed a lot but maybe in your case it won't be so big deal...
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Jan 17, 2014, 12:58 PM
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 Sexual and Gender Issues - Forums at Psych Central And everyone gets anxious about going to the therapist. Telling a stranger your innermost feelings and secrets can be kind of weird at first. As you develop a relationship with your T though, things will get better. |
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Jan 17, 2014, 01:01 PM
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Only two people know I see a therapist. I have been going for almost 4 years and still throw up sometimes before the appointment. I don't find it unusual to be nervous or lost about the whole situation.
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Jan 17, 2014, 01:23 PM
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Jan 17, 2014, 01:31 PM
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Jan 17, 2014, 01:39 PM
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hes big on talking about things(something that's not exactly my strongest feature) and mindfulness,the mindfulness helped a lot before we even got on this topic.
what are normal reactions to the upcoming session? I don't think I have dreaded something this bad in a while. the unknown is killing me lol |
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Jan 17, 2014, 05:15 PM
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Hi Peppermint and welcome. I too have been seeing my T for about 9 months. She introduced mindfulness into our sessions about three months ago. It has worked when I haven't been too stressed/emotional and we usually do a breathing exercise at the end of most sessions. I've found it really calming. At the moment however, I'm in the midst of a crisis so we haven't do e much mindfulness during session but I find myself thinking about it during the days between sessions and remembering to breathe! It's having a profound affect on my life I guess. Good luck. Keep posting. Xx
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