Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
The person I'm currently seeing had been great at the beginning. They (I'll keep this gender-neutral) were thoughtful, perceptive, empathetic, and patient. However, while they're great for listening... for "talk therapy," or whatever the appropriate term is... they just are unable and unwilling to give me any kind of cognitive behaviorlal therapy; to lead me, rather than just listen to anything I have to say on a given day. This really bothers me now, because I've had it before with someone who was great, and it was helpful. (I left the other person because they weren't able to empathize enough. Ironic, right?)
Anyway, my current person is helpful for me in multiple ways. I just feel like I'm in a rut. I've lost trust in them, and I know it's up to me to try to get my needs met elsewhere.
I know: People say you should try to talk to your therapist about what's not working in therapy. My reply to that is that by making myself more vulnerable to them when they can't respond to me in a way I need, I'm inviting even more pain. In other words, they don't "get it."
I don't know what to do. I had tried so many different people before staying with this person for a while. I hate the thought of having to go through that again.
Anyway, my current person is helpful for me in multiple ways. I just feel like I'm in a rut. I've lost trust in them, and I know it's up to me to try to get my needs met elsewhere.
I know: People say you should try to talk to your therapist about what's not working in therapy. My reply to that is that by making myself more vulnerable to them when they can't respond to me in a way I need, I'm inviting even more pain. In other words, they don't "get it."
I don't know what to do. I had tried so many different people before staying with this person for a while. I hate the thought of having to go through that again.
I've since started cbt with a guy who
is great gives ne tools to
manage anxiety and specializes in training to live a calm and relaxed lifestyle to avoid panic. I would for sure get someone who does the same if you are suffering from panic anxiety
Anxious: Sounds like you've found someone good. That's great.
Sissy: I'm sorry to hear that. Don't know if you've found this in your life, but I have-- sometimes we don't realize what we have until it's gone.
At either rate, you KNOW when you need something else, and it sounds like this is where you are now. Don't doubt yourself!
Take good care of yourself.