Therapy who’s in it and who’s not?

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Just thinking about Super who’s seemingly taking a break and was the most open about mental health and actually one of the reasons I agreed with my family to see someone. It’s been a really great experience and I’m wondering how many of you folks are getting a little help? My thoughts are that just like “Hurt people hurt people!” Healed people can help heal people!?! I know it’s a personal thing and I’m just curious if anyone else finds it helpful?
 
I started therapy a little over 5 years ago when a number of crappy things all happened at once.

It was probably 20+ years overdue.

I still go monthly for maintenance therapy, although I could probably drop it and not have any real negative issues. I mostly find it helpful to have a place where I go once a month that I can talk about anything with someone who isn't personally affected by anything I say and is a good sounding board for me.

Therapy changed my life. First, I got some cool diagnoses that help me better understand the way I do things. Second, and the even better part, I learned a lot about mental/emotional balance and how to do the work to be the version of myself that I most want to be. I'm a much happier person now that I was before therapy and I both enjoy the good parts more and work through the bad parts far better than I did in the past.

So, in summary, I think everyone should do some amount of therapy and some folks should be there all the time. :ROFLMAO:
 
I tried with 3 therapists and never could get to the point where i thought I connected with them or that they were helpful to me. Over time, I just kind of gave up the endeavor.
 
My therapist retired last year. Before that I had been in therapy pretty much since I turned 22.

I'm a huge proponent of therapy.
 
Prior to my Deevorce I tried Couples therapy a few times. It was a competition with the Ex-if she thought the therapist was suggesting she change -then she would demand we change Therapists.....
No I am not not anti-Therapist-just sharing
 
My dad was a psychiatrist, and once state mental health director. We have mental illness in the family. But, no, never been in therapy. Probably should have been.
 
heel79 said:
My dad was a psychiatrist, and once state mental health director. We have mental illness in the family. But, no, never been in therapy. Probably should have been.
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I am sure I had couple meetings with him-if it was in the 90s or a little later.. hell of a tough job in a relatively conservative State
 
heel79 said:
Nah. He was early 80s.
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Well I am sure he was buddies with Dr Granville Tolley-who ran Dix for decades-until patronage made him puke and retire. I was good buddies with Granville's kids-he threw a nice wedding announcement party at his house for me and my to be -now X-wife . Granville was a real Virginia Gentleman Actually taught an English course at UNC for Med Students-in attempt to make them partially literate
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My who family is in therapy.

I went once as a child and it scared me, I didn't say a word. I went a couple of short stints before marriage, they helped sorry term but we didn't dig deep. My wife and I went to marriage counseling after she had an affair. That was 22 years ago and we are still married. Now I'm going because my life is in turmoil and I am struggling with my purpose, my future, my anger, my understanding of my feelings. I think I've learned some new things, but in my life I've always continued to learn and grow. I need something else this time.

Hopefully I can find what I need, to go on, in myself.
 
This is definitely a topical topic for me. I have generalized anxiety and maybe a few other things going on and should really be in therapy. I've dipped my toe in the pool in the past but the problem is.. it's expensive. I've never had a therapist that was less than $100 a session or so.. one lady I remember was $150 or 175 an hour I think. So, I tried the psych students with free therapy through U of Kansas and that didn't really work. Affordable options just don't seem as good.

But, I say topical because after talking with my mom this weekend I decided I'm gonna try and find a therapist again. Work on some things that popped up after turning 40 this past June. Here's to hoping I can find someone and work on this anxiety.
 
wmheel1287 said:
I tried with 3 therapists and never could get to the point where i thought I connected with them or that they were helpful to me. Over time, I just kind of gave up the endeavor.
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I hear you man but like Ron White says maybe it’s you? Give it another shot and find somebody that talks your turkey here at thanksgiving!
 
SmilingJack said:
I hear you man but like Ron White says maybe it’s you? Give it another shot and find somebody that talks your turkey here at thanksgiving!
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Oh I am sure it is me. I find them to be quackish and want me to do things I find silly like breathing exercises and centering. Internally Im just being an asshole and rolling my eyes. I came to terms with the fact that I am who I am in that regard and being more fitness focused has helped a ton.

Like I said, I know the fault lies with me.
 
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