Have you ever talked to a therapiest?

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What was your experience? Did it help/ did you notice a difference? I’m scheduled to talk with one tomorrow but thinking of canceling because I feel like it’s not what I need. My doctor recommended me this after I requested anxiety medication. I dont believe counseling is going to solve my problems and I hate talking about my feelings.

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I see a therapist and to be honest it was really hard and uncomfortable at first. But it helps in the long run and gets easier if you work with it.
I definitely say don’t cancel it and go a few times. Even if it’s just that, at least you tried this option.

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Well the fact that you hate talking about your feelings is a huge factor here and why you honestly need to talk to someone. 
Remember drugs along don’t solve issues. Sometimes neither does therapy alone. But the combo together can really kick your issues to the curb. 
So don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it! I’ve been on 3 different phases of my life, the most recent was pre marital counseling to talk about my in laws. 
The earliest counseling sessions I had were in college about my learning disability and school anxieties. 
It all helps. So give it a shot and shop around for the perfect therapist.

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Therapy is a big help. I don’t like talking about my feelings since it makes me feel vulnerable, it puts me in the position to be told I’m wrong, and I hate being told I’m wrong. I’m very stubborn, hard headed, and an independent person that likes to do everything on my own. I feel shameful if I have to ask for help, but there comes a point when you have to push your pride aside and do everything in your power to better yourself for the things you are aware of and the things that haven’t been figured out yet.
Sometimes that’s what you need. If you’re exhausted with all other options, have been on medication and nothing is helping how you expect it to, why not give it a shot? You can’t do everything on your own. 
You’re speaking with a licensed individual who can see things from an outside perspective, that can give you the facts, voice of reason, all of that without clouded judgment from emotions caused by the situation. They are there to help you. 
I tell my therapist EVERYTHING with no filter. Even when I am in the wrong and I know it, I tell her. You can’t hide the bad parts and only relay the positive things you are doing because then they aren’t getting the full picture, and you won’t be getting proper help. There’s been sessions that went deep into my trauma and as hard as it may have been for me to talk I did. It helped me realize a couple things that I was doing that held me back. There’s also been sessions where not too much is bothering me and I’m just venting about small day to day stuff at work or the house and we have had these moments that were over something so small like me being upset I get paid more than others at work, and get overtime while they have part time hours, and that they have a secret hatred of me because they complain they get no hours and constantly say “you can’t get overtime unless you’ve been there 3+ years (I’ve only been there about a month and a half) what we came to realize is I can value others opinions within reason; it’s not under my control that I have good work ethic and ask for more hours and that I have to remember that I’m there for money and not to make friends, but to remain civil. Something that small helped me put that logic towards bigger things as well. I am tired of carrying this burden with me, I want to just be content with simply living, and being in the present. 
I know this was a little long but coming from someone who has put off therapy for so long because I kept telling myself I could do it on my own when I couldn’t, if you are feeling like nothing else is working please pour your heart out into therapy. Don’t just think about your problems during sessions. Apply yourself in the outside world in between sessions, start a journal, write down things that you want to discuss so you don’t forget for your next session. You only get out what you put into it. It’s not going to be easy confronting all your problems and trying to rewrite the way you think/feel/act towards triggering situations but you can’t let that discourage you. You can do it love, you have gotten this far after everything you’ve experienced and now that you’re aware you aren’t in the place you want to be, it’s up to you how far you want to run with it. You have to take some responsibility for keeping yourself down

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I am just waiting for the appointment with my therapist 😆 you might be surprise how many cool advices or exercises they have for you

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Yup, multiple times in my life, at different stages for different reasons. It’s always helped. Please don’t cancel.

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My friend sees a therapist regularly and said it was the best thing that’s ever happened to her. I was just referred to a therapist myself and I’m excited to start working on my problems.

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I did many years ago. I would like to start going again but I don’t feel comfortable going into an office with Covid and I don’t feel comfortable doing it online (plus I’m moving states in a couple months). I liked it a lot and found it very helpful.

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I am a therapist. As part of my training, I had to see a therapist myself as a client for 160 hours. I ended up having 7.5 years and only stopped as my therapist moved to another country. It is the best thing I ever did, changed so much for me. I can see the benefit as both therapist and client. Would 100% recommend.

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I've seen a therapist on multiple occasions. 
The first time it was forced, when I was in hospital with anorexia and it was part of my recovery process; that time didn't help because I didn't want to help, I just wanted to say the right things to get out.
The second time I did Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for 6 months, to help process my miscarriages but also for my anxiety and depression, and it was the best thing I could have done for me at the time. Don't get me wrong, I still struggle with anxiety and depression, but I have a lot more tools in my arsenal to deal with it.
Therapy only works, if you want it to work and are willing to put in the time and open yourself up. I hate talking about myself and what I'm feeling, but I know when I don't, that just makes it worse as I internalise it all and don't have anyone to help me process what I'm feeling and what is triggering it.

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I highly recommend it! I go to one even when there are no issues. Lol

Have you ever talked to a therapiest?

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