Took advantage of a free counseling service at school (I'm a "non-traditional" student....translation....I'm OLDER than everyone else)...had my first session yesterday. What is it about those rooms that make you sit down, open your mouth, and start bawling? I talked and cried for a solid hour. And yet, I felt strangely empowered afterward.
I've only recently become a counseling convert. I used to witness it from an outsider's perspective (my mom as I was growing up, my best friend more recently), and was quite skeptical. It wasn't until things started falling apart in MY own life around two years ago, that I started to see the value in it. I will be going back.
I never used to believe in counseling either, until LS. The more you let out, the more information your therapist has to work with. Too many people do the self-protection thing, where they hide themselves from therapists. How in the world will they be able to figure you out, if you do this?
The one thing that my therapist pointed out is that I value honest, open and intimate relationships so this was important for me to prioritize. I've done that a lot since, not holding onto negative relationships. She was so right.
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I never used to believe in counseling either, until LS. The more you let out, the more information your therapist has to work with. Too many people do the self-protection thing, where they hide themselves from therapists. How in the world will they be able to figure you out, if you do this?
The one thing that my therapist pointed out is that I value honest, open and intimate relationships so this was important for me to prioritize. I've done that a lot since, not holding onto negative relationships. She was so right.
Thanks, TBF!
I've been in "self-preservation" mode for so long that being COMPLETELY honest is a little difficult for me...but I'm certainly working on it!!! I have come to believe that therapists...good ones....are invaluable!
Took advantage of a free counseling service at school (I'm a "non-traditional" student....translation....I'm OLDER than everyone else)...had my first session yesterday. What is it about those rooms that make you sit down, open your mouth, and start bawling? I talked and cried for a solid hour. And yet, I felt strangely empowered afterward.
I've only recently become a counseling convert. I used to witness it from an outsider's perspective (my mom as I was growing up, my best friend more recently), and was quite skeptical. It wasn't until things started falling apart in MY own life around two years ago, that I started to see the value in it. I will be going back.
Post in the other thread where everyone is bashing therapy.
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