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Anon goes to therapy (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 days ago (3 children)

That's about the story of how am I about to try a fourth one in so many years. Gosh is it hard to find a good one ; taking the step to recognise you should see someone isn't the hard part. Picking up your phone and call one isn't the hard part. Fiding one that works for you is the damnedest hardest part of it, period.

Don't drop it. Keep trying.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

Best therapist I ever had, had barely an office, that he split with his wife who did a separate type of counseling. He didnt advertise that I could tell, no preamble, no official stuff, no formal psychological analysis. Felt like I was just talking to a supportive buddy. Sometimes he would just tell me stories about when he was younger and had substance abuse issues and I would barely talk.

Wish I could say there was a trick to finding a good therapist. I picked the closest one to my house, which was a very tiny run down multi office building hidden behind a round-about and giant trees.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

Yup, good therapists exist, but like most professions, finding one that works for you can be difficult.

Having a bad therapy experience doesn't mean you aren't fixable, it means the therapist sucks.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 7 points 4 days ago

So true. Unfortunately both men rarely talk about feelings and were more or less forced by circumstance to seek help for mental health.

They already hated the idea and now hate it more. When they have some sort of future relapse they'll be be even more closed off to seeking help.

Sucks.