When you come to the point in your life where you can recognize that maybe, just maybe, you have become a burden to people because of your emotional needs, it may be time to consider therapy.
This is just one reason why a person may seek out therapy.
Perhaps you have taken a look in the mirror and you are just fed up with how you feel emotionally and you know you need guidance.
Whatever the reason, choosing therapy is a positive step and one that I highly recommend. Self-reflection helps you to grow as a person and overcome inner demons that may be holding you back (even without you realizing it).
Self-discovery can be scary and it is easy to talk yourself out of the process. You may even think that you can do "this" alone and that happens when you expect instant results.
Therapy is a process and patience is needed to benefit from it.
My first therapy appointment was scary. It didn't go where I expected it to. It is hard. Here is a trained counselor who does not know me, has only a vague clue of what my "issue" is and she must learn what I need and guide me.
So visit number one is kind of like the job interview. You feel each other out and decide if this relationship is going to work. If so, you come back.
After visit number 1 I have to say that I felt I didn't need it (therapy) as badly as I thought. By the time visit 2 came, I was having a bad day and really just wanted to run away to somewhere safe. Feeling overwhelmed by life and fighting to see the light through the darkness surrounding me, I "wasted" my appointment by just totally voicing my fears.
Okay, it wasn't a waste, I needed to get it out but when does the healing begin?
Then forever obsessed with the costs of therapy I felt like I cannot go weekly and not feel like I am getting something out of treatment. What I got out of day 2 was not enough to justify the co-pay.
I will be giving this one more shot. If I walk out next week with the same feeling, I probably won't be going back.
There are many forms of therapy to chose from. Perhaps I do not need this type of therapy and another would be more effective.
I know that there are no quick fixes for emotional ailments and mood disorders. I am smart enough and aware enough to know what most of my issues are about. I just need to find a way to overcome them.
If you have done therapy I would love to hear what helped you and what didn't. Sharing my personal journey is opening up who I am, faults and all. I do this because I am not ashamed and I know that maybe it will help someone to find the strength to do the same.
We can all learn from each other and help each other by admitting that none of us is perfect. We all can get overwhelmed by circumstances and stumble at times. Sometimes we need help with this and I do believe that therapy can be a cure for emotional ailments.
