Therapy

I've never done this before so I don't really know how forums work...

I am considering going back to seeing a therapist. but i'm unsure about it because i'm not very good at talking. i feel like i'm slipping up again and i don't want my parents to get worried so i don't want to tell them. but i'm going to have to. My last therapist from about a year or two ago got frustrated with me and told me he gave up on me. so i don't want to go back to see him.

Has anyone here had any real positive outcomes from therapy? I still feel skeptical about it all.

I have to admit I'm a bit discouraged about therapy too. But I think that's because my most recent experiences with therapy had to do with my adopted son. He was a teenager and didn't really want to be there. It's hard to help someone who doesn't want help.

There's nothing magic about therapy. You'll still have to do the heavy lifting yourself. The therapist is ... what? ... an advisor? a sounding board? If you aren't willing to do what's necessary to change, no therapist in the world can help. If you are willing to change, a good therapist can be a boon.

Good luck.

P.S. Another good resouce to consider - peer support. If you can find a support group of people with issues similar to your own, that would be great IMO.

First off, thanks for answering!
i really feel that i want to try a lot harder this time. but now i ran into another problem, i just found out that my old therapist is the closest and only therapist in my area. I would have to drive an hour away to find another therapist. And really i wouldn't be the one driving because well i don't know how to... i don't want to impose on my parents or my sister to drive me because of the gas money. We're usually always tight on money and i feel like that money could be spent to pay bills. I really want to get mmyself on track but $50+ on gas for every appointment??! I don't know what to do now

That sounds awful.

There are therapists who do therapy over the phone now. Skype maybe? I don't know if that would be an option. Personally I don't think I would like it, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I don't know what kind of insurance would be available in that case. But if you're going to have to spend over $50 and two hours on the road anyway, it might be worth it to try.