Are you in therapy now? If not, how long was your therapy? Do you need therapy but have trouble accessing it? Do you need therapy but just don't want to invest?

I've been in psychodynamic therapy for 7 years now. I'm very attached to my therapist, and he is helpful to me, so I don't want to quit.

But I'm ambivalent-a part of me is worn and tired of dealing with the past. When is it time to put the past behind you? I think I learned a great deal about myself, but the issues are never going to be resolved. I wonder if I will be going to therapy the rest of my life.

[reb569]

I'm in therapy currently, although I took a break from it for several months at the beginning of the year for financial reasons.

I started therapy after a family crisis, in an attempt to deal with what happened. I haven't really dealt with the abuse in my past although I did disclose a part of my history of abuse to my therapist.

I personally don't know if I want to deal with the past now. I'm in my 50's and I feel that if I can fully recover from the crisis situation that I will be back to "my normal". I haven't really decided yet.

I think my therapist has done a great job of helping me with the crisis situation, helping me find ways to help my daughter and helped me build coping mechanisms. I'm just not sure I want to dig into the past. It's there, I'm aware of it, and I have come to understand how that has impacted my life. I'm hoping the coping mechanisms that I've learned in order to deal with the crisis situation will help me with the aftermath of growing up in an abusive home and abusive relationships when I was younger too. Time will tell I guess.

[Wila]

I'm in therapy and have been the last 5 years with a break for 9 month about a year and a half ago. I've learned so much about myself and I really feel comfort in going.

[benzenering]

I've been in therapy for around 9 months. Still waiting for the miracle to happen. I have also been dancing around the past...my abuses (two different types) happened many years ago and sometimes how I deal with problems is affected by my past but I'm a little afraid to address it as I'm afraid doing so will make things worse.

Been in therapy for...well forever!!... Have a very good T who helped me work thru issues that were keeping me from functioning. Went from weekly to monthly. Need someone who understands my dx to bounce off life & gently keep me on the recovery road. It's a crazy world!! And when a major issue arises..like now...I see him weekly.

[88Butterfly88]

I was in therapy before I remember my abuse for other issues. I've been dealing with my abuse in therapy for about 6 years. The focus has shifted from processing memories to self empowerment and coping. Maybe you could suggest doing some self empowerment with your t.

[Unrigged64072835]

I've been in therapy off and on for over twenty years. I've been with my current therapist for about six years. We've gone through a lot of the issues from childhood and adult abuse. I've started cutting back to once every other week.

My pdocs always ask about having a therapist, so I'll have him for a while. Right now it's been pretty mild since I started school again.

[Luminar12010]

Ive been in therapy like many for a long time, on and off over 20 years. In the UK under the NHS the mental health care to be honest isnt very good, you get very small amounts of sessions each time typically. After many years trying im now seeing a psychiatrist who is doing talking therapy, and also i sometimes pay for a private session. It helps to a degree, im certainly better in therapy than not in it - but its a long ugly road still