Posted by Tamar on May 26, 2005, at 10:08:06
In reply to Why did you start therapy?, posted by Jazzed on May 25, 2005, at 11:18:18
I started therapy after I realized I was depressed. I’d been depressed for months without really noticing, and eventually I was barely able to go to work. I had a lot of social anxiety, I didn’t feel any pleasure in anything, I wasn’t sleeping properly and I wanted to spend all day every day staring at the walls and chainsmoking.
I went to my doctor expecting to be told I needed antidepressants, and she suggested therapy instead. She referred me to my ex-T. I wasn’t entirely sure I wanted therapy; I really thought medication would be the answer. I went to my first appointment with my T with much scepticism and yet somehow by the end of that meeting I thought it might be OK after all.
I had no idea at all what I was letting myself in for. I suspect if I’d had any idea of how hard it would be for me I might not have started in the first place. But having done it, I’m glad I did. And one day I’ll probably do therapy again, because there are a lot of things that emerged and that we didn’t have time to explore fully. But I won’t do it for a while because I need a rest!
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