Posted by orchid on April 11, 2006, at 13:51:02
In reply to Is therapy worth it?, posted by wishingstar on April 10, 2006, at 23:07:23
It depends on a lot of factors - how deep your issues are, how good your T is, how much of control you are willing to exercise over therapy and yourself etc etc.
But it generally helps. But it is a unique experience and the only thing you can do is to frequently analyze its effect on you and be aware of its effects. Not that that is always possible, but atleast you can try.
One thing that might generally help is to not have extensive expectations on your therapist. It is better to go in with a more realistic expectation - that they are your therapist, they are being paid to listen to you, and they most likely will not develop too much of a special attachment to you etc. That will perhaps help you not feel down when things happen like they don't return your call etc.
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