Therapy

Today I started therapy.......
I had only just touched the surface when I had a panic attack ! hahaha
I'm sure that made a great first impression
I also said things, as sometimes when I get going, I ramble on WAY too long, that were possibly a misrepresentation of who I am......
But overall I was very happy with the woman and I hope it proves to be beneficial.....
I got therapy homework- breathing exercises!
I am excited for it and hope that next session I feel so positively about it.

 

I am happy for you! I recently went to therapy myself but I got very little out of it, I didn't really trust the person I saw. They were OK or whatever, just a bit pushy.

Good luck with your breathing exercises!

 

I think its actually a good thing you had a panic attack in therapy. There have been times when I went to the shrink feeling unusually good and unable to specify the details of my depression making it difficult to get the help I needed at the time.

I picture you as the person in group that people will cling to. I guess you're just that 'popular' chick!

Keep us posted?

 

Enjoy your therapy ocean, I hope it goes well for you, it works for me.

 

That's great Ocean! I was in therapy for awhile too, but the lady I saw was kind of a bitch to me because our insurance was "too good". I think that if you can develop that trust relationship with your therapist it should be successful. Do let us know how the other sessions go and what progress you start to see!

:D

 

This is news indeed! I'm a huge fan of therapy, and I certainly hope that you'll be able to get as much out of it as I did.

Unless you out-and-out lied, what you said was probably still a part of you. Perhaps not how you usually present yourself, but that's a part of therapy. If you can't open up to your psych, then there's not much point.

 

^No, I don't lie- (it's kind of a pet peeve) and there would be NO point in therapy if I wasn't going to be brutally honest with the therapist
The misrepresentation bit was that I may have put focus on a subject that doesn't have that big of a role in my day to day life and isn't a source of major anxiety........


Thanks you guys for the support!!
It is great to know I can be open about it with you all!

 

Good luck with the therapy, hun! It can take a few sessions to build up a trusting relationship with the therapist, but once you get to know each other it becomes so much easier. I wish you all the best!

 

I hope it goes well for you! I've learned to really love my therapist for all that she's helped me with, it scares me to think of where I would be without her.

One thing that she actually suggested I do for anxiety was to blow bubbles (yay, I bubbles)!! Then imagine each bubble as a worry and watch as it disappears. Also, concentrate on your breathing when you do this and it helps a lot!