Do you have an estimation or expectation on how long you would need therapy for?

I have just started recently, and I feel may will be very lengthy; however, I think my therapist is helping me. Good luck..if it's not working, you may need to consider changing.

I've done a lot of DBT with my therapist and I find it's really helpful. SOmetimes it's hard to talk though but my therapist is really cool

I never tried this... I am sorry you don't feel like you are getting anywhere.

*hugs*

I like action, I like when I am given a task, and exercise to complete, a concrete way to tackle a certain issue, perhaps you could request your therapy take on a more proactive (cognitive behavioral) instead of dwelling on the why's, which can also be important, but action helps feel like progress is being made

did this make sense? i am up way past my bed time

Osteoron -
I have made it apparent to my therapist I am ready to make changes and look foward. He's a very shy therapist with me usually having to begin the "hello, how's it going". I just was curious whether other's have hmk or projects to work on while not there to encourage growth.

mc....from personal experience, therapy can take years. It depends on what you want to focus on. Therapy is usually client/patient driven. if you focus on the past, that can drudge up a lot of things. Bringing up the past can be very upsetting -- even make things seem worse -- but that depends on what you are wanting to change or improve in your life.

if you want to focus on the present and resolving those issues, you can do that too.

I found it helpful to choose specific issues and focus on them for six week blocks.

I currently see the best therapist I have had to date. (I've seen four over the past 20 years.) She is easy to share my deepest stuff with, but she doesn't let me fall back into the quicksand before posing questions like, "So, what can you do when you feel this way?" or, "What would help when you are in this situation next time?" "How can you avoid falling into the traps?" etc. She helps me draw on my strengths.

I hope you can get past the digging and get on with the living.

I just started therapy also, never have gone before. I was starting to feel the same way. i really like my therapist she is easy to talk to. She has given me some insight on some issues, but I feel like I have so much to get out over the years of holding it in that its gonna take some time to get to the path I need to take and what will work for me. It has made me feel good to talk about some things so I guess the healing has begun.

Sometimes it may not feel like you getting anything out of it but to get those negative feelings that are deep can be theraputic also. Tell your therapist how you feel maybe he can take a different approach or if not you made need a new couselor. I have been told sometimes it takes several therapists to get one thats a right fit. Good luck don't give up.

Another old post? At least I saw this time it was an old one.

Lol Peppers, well done. I was just about to post a reply.

...Which I told you via a post lol. I meant a well thought out reply.

You may want to try Computer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Well research and has be shown to be beneficial for some people.Has the advantage that you don't feel the need to "please" a therapist, it does not show negative body language etc
You could3look at these two;
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome
http://ecouch.anu.edu.au/welcome

The Royal College of Psychiatry give some information
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/treatments/cbt.aspx

you have to decide that you give them time, that they are not a magical solution that will work in a day, and you have to put the time in.
All the best. Please let me know how you find these

gart.....this is an old post dated 11/18/07

good advice.......