Have you had any therapy?

kihira · Mar 24, 2011

Yes/No? You may want to comment on what type, if it helped or not, why you haven't yet...

okcancel · Mar 24, 2011

I sorta have had therapy, but I chose 'no' because it wasn't specifically for me, it was family therapy.

NathanielWingateSpaghetti · Mar 24, 2011

yes, like 7 years ago for at least 4 or 5 years. Haven't been since. I tried to a couple of times but something always happened that would keep me from going and it hindered.

mr.jimbo · Mar 24, 2011

yes. im going back next week since i haven't been there since October 2010

NathanielWingateSpaghetti · Mar 24, 2011

vj288 said:
I went for a couple months. Not sure what kind it was, appeared that he was taking the humanistic approach. It didn't help very much, But I don't blame my therapist, he was fighting a losing battle. The reason I'm not doing it now is because I couldn't tell him any of my problems sincerely (trust issue?) so I wasn't going to get any help, I was just wasting his time. I was trying to tell him what's wrong without actually telling him, I don't think I was ready and was going because it was what I "Should" do, not because I wanted help per se.

What kind of trust issues with the therapist? You mean like snitching? Well, he would lose his license if he snitched in that case except if you told him you were gonna commit suicide or homicide then he has the right to snitch.

Remus · Mar 24, 2011

Yeah CBT, it finally worked when I figured out how to apply it (which is the hard bit).

hoddesdon · Mar 25, 2011

Funny you should mention that. I booked in with a therapist today. This is the first time after being diagnosed, so this time there is no element of "flying blind". I did a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course at Macquarie University in Sydney last year, which was group therapy. That one was also post-diagnosis.

hoddesdon · Mar 25, 2011

I have also been trying to find the book about applying Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that Remus mentioned ("Been There, Done That? Do This!" by Sam Obitz), but the library does not have it.

kihira · Mar 25, 2011

^ maybe ask them to purchase it for the collection?

I had some sessions with a psych many years ago to tackle my specific social phobia - can't remember too much about it and I don't think it helped much except to understand what was going on. A few years ago I did CBT with psych students during a major depression - this helped with both the depression and the anxiety.

NathanielWingateSpaghetti · Mar 25, 2011

vj288 said:
I know he most likely (99.999%) would never say anything outside the room, but just him knowing wasn't an easy pill for me to swallow. Once you say something out loud you never know what may happen to your words. I take almost no risks in life when it comes to anything important, even if it is a .001% chance.

A lot of it was just that he was a human being and I have difficulty articulating my thoughts period, always afraid I'll say the wrong thing or be taken the wrong way.

I think I went to 10-12 sessions and was no more comfortable on the first then I was on the last. He always asked if I wanted to start somewhere and I always said no, even though I sometimes did have somewhere. That was probably my crappy self-esteem though. Almost all my answers were no more than a sentence long, even though as you may be able to tell I can go on about things forever.

I mean I trusted him as much as I trusted any other person I knew, but that's not a lot. The world is just so unpredictable and the only way to 100% prevent something is to not do anything to result in it happening. I didn't help that I didn't really think he could help me going in, so it was like high risks for no rewards.

right right, I know what you mean.

Alphasocket · Mar 25, 2011

Umm, had been to CBT a few times, sessions with a psychologist, talking therapy with a counselor from a place called the Korum Centre (for people who feel the need to talk about issues) and couselling with someone from a place called Nexus.

Therapy made me angry after walking out from a session. I'm wondering now if that anger was a healthy or an unhealthy thing for me and whether I got any benefit from it. The CBT didn't work for sure yet the other types gave me an opportunity to discuss things I never had the chance to get off my chest before and having a therapist telling me that certain things weren't my fault or confirming how negative circumstances made me the person I am today was beneficial, I think.

CosmicNeurotica · Mar 25, 2011

No. Don't know where to start.
Tried going to a free clinic, but they don't help and only ask me what drugs I want.
I can't talk much anyway, so I don't know how you guys do it.

teandtoast · Mar 25, 2011

no
funny though this week Ive been thinking I need to speak to my GP to see if I can get some (on the NHS) as everything been getting to me for while now (anxiety, shyness, depression etc)
think may help me

Deus_Ex_Lemur · Mar 25, 2011

This is problem, and I havent been to therapy really, but many ppl quit before it can even be effective. For various reasons. I know a few ppl who quit and rejoined quit and finally rejoined again and benefited sticking through. Almost like addiction/treatment. Going one time for most ppl doesn't "cure" you. Everybody has their own time and realizations esp after many many years of these thoughts, feelings, habits -

I think it's normal to feel angry, skeptical, hard to trust and be open right away. I just made an appointment to finally see my school's counseling system after spring break, so they can point me to right therapist/help for me.

Hottie · Mar 25, 2011

I have been through therapy 3 times.....3 times i tell ya!!!

Currently in addiction counselling. As you can see im in on a friday night, that is very rare!!!

IMO, hypnotherapy worked best for me, but hey im still at square 1, never left it !!!

Seeing a psychairtrist soon as well, thought id add that in...

P.S. For the peeps who havnt been through therapy, i recommend giving it a go. Why would you not do something that may help you? Im taking every route in the book and im never going to give up on getter over the f**ked up anxiety...

coyote · Mar 25, 2011

i've seen four different therapists and 2 psychiatrists at different times (i moved a couple of times, and one therapist moved his practice)

i think it would be good for me to see someone again

I have to figure out how I can afford it

Hottie · Mar 25, 2011

coyote said:
i've seen four different therapists and 2 psychiatrists at different times (i moved a couple of times, and one therapist moved his practice)

i think it would be good for me to see someone again

I have to figure out how I can afford it

Im sure there is reduced/low cost services available to you. Where im from, places allow you to throw them whatever you can afford if you unemployed, a student, on disability, senior citizen etc.

Maybe check it out...couldnt do no harm!!!

JamesSmith · Mar 25, 2011

I've had 5 different therapists/counselors. The main thing I learned is that I know more about anxiety than them.

hoddesdon · Mar 25, 2011

coyote said:
i've seen four different therapists and 2 psychiatrists at different times (i moved a couple of times, and one therapist moved his practice)

i think it would be good for me to see someone again

I have to figure out how I can afford it

That is really not good. If you lived in some other countries it would be affordable. In the UK it is free under the National Health Service. Even in a poor country like Cuba the state subsidises it so that it is affordable. Health is a human right. In the end it is an investment, not a cost.

coyote · Mar 25, 2011

hoddesdon said:
That is really not good. If you lived in some other countries it would be affordable. In the UK it is free under the National Health Service. Even in a poor country like Cuba the state subsidises it so that it is affordable. Health is a human right. In the end it is an investment, not a cost.

unfortunately, in the US, healthcare is only affordable to the wealthy or the very poor who don't have to pay for it - and i am neither :]

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