depressed after therapy

so hi i'm new and have a question for anyone who wants to answer. I have been in therapy for several years for lots of issues that I dont really talk about anywhere else. I love therapy but I am afraid i'm too attached or dependent on it or something. Therapy is the only place I don't feel alone so its always a let down when the session is over. I often spend the next day or two after a session feeling depressed and alone. Im afraid there is something wrong with me for feeling this way or that there is something wrong with how my therapist does therapy. Quitting therapy dosen't seem like an option...I feel like I would be miserable. Anyone else struggle with this? Any tips on how people get through life between therapy sessions? Is there something wrong with me?

Kaimarni...I don't think it is that unusual to feel a little depressed for a couple of days after a therapy session. I too have gone through the same thing myself. After three years it is finally getting better for some reason. I think that sometimes when therapy is the only place that we really share ourselves it is a bit of a let down when we have to leave the therapy environment and our therapist and make it on our own for another week. Sometimes this depressed feeling can be due to attachment issue with your therapist or fear of abandonment issues. I don't have the answer for you but I know these were some of the things that contributed to my own feelings of depression for a few days after a session. It would be a good thing to discuss this with your therapist, to share this with them and maybe you two can come up with a plan to help you not feel depressed after each session. Its hard to hold on to that good feeling for a whole week sometimes. Hang in there you are not alone on this issue I can asure you of that. Just read through some of the post and you will see for yourself. Good luck!

From my experiences, there is absolutely nothing wrong with these feelings after therapy sessions. VERY common and even expected. I usually look forward to my therapy, but also dread it cause I know I will probably feel depressed, confused and anxious for a day or so after.

I'm not sure of all the reasons, but I know it's due to several things. The first, you mentioned. It's so nice to have somebody listen to just you and focus on just you. It feels safe & warm and hopefully validating. Hard to go back in to the real world after feeling like that.

Also, lots of things get discussed and stirred up. Many times we don't even know these feelings have been touched until we have some "processing" time. Hopefully, you can go in to the next session & discuss the feelings you had with your therapist.

I would say if you like and trust your therapist then you are going thru the "process" like the rest of us. Hang in there. There's a reason it's called "work"

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Any tips on how people get through life between therapy sessions?

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They come on here, like us, and obsess about their t and their therapy!

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No. Sounds perfectly normal to me. Welcome!!!

Pretty soon you'll be posting threads all over the place about your sessions and conversations with T and you will find out that the people here know exactly what your talking about, and some know exactly what to say to comfort you. Your feelings are exactly what all of us are going through as we post our threads looking for something or someone to "quench" our thirst of missing our T's. sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. But even when it doesn't, the people are there to help you get through that too. I see some potential "Pinksoil" posts coming from you

Welcome.

I know exactly what you can do between sessions come and visit PC. Lots of support here

Shortly you'll see you are not alone in feeling the way you do.

thank you all