Can't express feelings

[bitingthepea]

I went to a place that deals with SA, but the social worker was really nice and friendly i felt like i couldnt express my feelings to her so i kept 'happy and smiley' and let out no bad feelings at all, and when i came out i felt as though id let myself down!
And as the next few sessions went on i just coudlnt open up! so she discharged me saying i was doin well and had to keep going

Now i feel like a loon because i just cant let out emotions or feelings infront of people.
I need help but why do i try to keep happy for people even tho inside its killing me!

 

[Jodie-Tyler]

i know what you mean. i do the same. I do it due of fear of rejection. If i open up they'll laugh at me or tell me to get over myself cz there are ppl with bigger problems.

What i did was, the night b4 my session, i wud write down wat i wanted to say, and try and stick to tht lil plan while in session. it atchully worked.

But i made the mistake of dragging EVERYTHING out in one session, and after it i felt reli drained. I wud suggest havin like a 'topic' for each session. It will allow you to oragnise your thoughts and talk about them more clearly.

 

[mikestar]

same with me im used to always putting a front on,let things bottle up. Im going to start telling my psychoilogist the whole picture of my problems tho.thats what they are there for to help

 

[Riptor]

nevermind.

 

[zlench]

I just never seem to be able to express them to anyone and they are just kept inside of me.

 

[Noca]

I had the same problem with my depression treatment center. I came in one day to an appt and i was high on Addy so there was obviously no signs of depression while i was high so they thought I was healthy and discharged me....

 

[Septor]

Don't get down on your self bitingthepea.It's very normal problem and a lot of people have trouble with expressing there feeling .

I can't express my feeling either.Well I can do it better then when I was younger but its still hard for me to do,even in a therapeutic setting.For me it was grounded into me at an early age by my father that only weak people show there feeling.Even more so for men,anything more then happy or angry was bad.Even now I find it hard to express my feeling because i hide them without even thinking about it.I can catch myself doing that now but its still hard to talk about.

 

[doesit]

you dont need to express your feelings,instead you need to say how you feel.Most of the time id be nearly dying from all the stuff in my head and the way i feel,but if someone asked me am i ok id put a smile on me and pretend to be ok,thats because you cant appear weak around certain people,but i would advise give some time with the social worker and youll open up.