[RTerroni]

I have mentioned this before but I sometimes think that the only reason why I go to Therapy is to have someone to talk to, especially when I don't have many issues to talk about. I was wondering if anyone else has ever felt the exact same way. I will say though that now that I am only going to Therapy once a month I really don't have that issue (always seem to have important things to discuss).

[Inner_Firefly]

Yes, it's good to have someone to talk to. Sometimes it's hard to talk to friends or family about private stuff. I go for the same reason.

[Partless]

I have done that too. Expensive way to do it, lol, but when you don't have anybody else that is as close to you and open to listening to you, the choice is easy.

On a different matter, I need to start making friends, and good friends (not friends you drink together only or go see a movie, I mean real friends, like best friends), the kind I can call one evening when I feel sad and the person listens with an open mind or someone I can cry to, and it's tough cause I'm a guy, but I need someone like that, and hopefully I can reciprocate that for them too, and I have nobody like that right now, most people don't even know I have any problems, I hate that, I feel alone. But I'm sure there are people like that out there.

[Amandasmom]

I don't really have any good friends - except one long distance one. So yes, I go to T to tell her how my week went. Sometimes we don't get to the important stuff because we are still talking about my weeks activities.

[msxyz]

Originally Posted by Partless

I have done that too. Expensive way to do it, lol, but when you don't have anybody else that is as close to you and open to listening to you, the choice is easy.

On a different matter, I need to start making friends, and good friends (not friends you drink together only or go see a movie, I mean real friends, like best friends), the kind I can call one evening when I feel sad and the person listens with an open mind or someone I can cry to, and it's tough cause I'm a guy, but I need someone like that, and hopefully I can reciprocate that for them too, and I have nobody like that right now, most people don't even know I have any problems, I hate that, I feel alone. But I'm sure there are people like that out there.

I'm just one and a half hours south

[kororain]

Originally Posted by Akama

I'm just one and a half hours south

Oh. Me too. Just noticed that.

Why go than? I mean if you feel you have nothing a therapist can you with?

[feralkittymom]

No, this was never my experience.

[RTerroni]

Originally Posted by _Mouse

Why go than? I mean if you feel you have nothing a therapist can you with?

Well like I said earlier, I think that I just like having someone to talk to.

[GeorgiaGirl413]

That by I go.

[Silent Void]

I only go to therapy because I'm not allowed to see my shrink to get my meds unless I do.

Personally, I think it's an unethical way to run a psychiatric clinic.

[IndestructibleGirl]

I'm not really sure I understand the divide between 'just having someone to talk to' and more 'worthy' work. Isn't this a matter of semantics? The issues are the things you bring to the room when you go, situations in your life you want to heal if you have been traumatized, or refine if you have got the basics down but want to become more skilled? Am I missing something?

Or do you mean, going in and talking about tv or sports or something - small talk?