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Too exhausted and busy for therapy

Anna1212
Anna1212

does anyone else have that problem? i was going to therapy fairly regularly but it was really hard and then i just kept getting more and more tired and overwhelmed and i had to drop something and the only "expendable" thing was therapy.  other stuff, work, family stuff, shopping, etc.. not optional stuff.


just wondering if anyone else has this problem.  therapy was not great but was somewhat helpful and i find it pretty frustrating that i can't even work that into my life.  


also, if i scheduled therapy on a day off i would often wind up cancelling realizing that what i need more than anything was a day where i didn't have to do anything and could rest.  and that was the case. what i really needed, need, is rest/sleep.

OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Prioritizing treating and managing your mental health is a choice you have to make, Therapy is an important part of that management. Its not the funnest thing in the world to do, but it is a necessary part of treating Depression. Its easy to talk yourself out of difficult choices....its important to make sure your choosing the important decisions.
Greenteam
Greenteam
R&R is important, but a therapists perspective on your feelings and emotions will help you to understand why your feeling the way you do and that may lead to answers in solving an issue. Don't ignore those emotional feelings. They will still persist after R&R. The other part about therapy is what you get out of it. Yes your therapist can explain some of the whys, but it's you that must take corrective action. Best wishes.
Anna1212
Anna1212
my point is though, I can't prioritize it over the most basic essentials in my life including sleep, work, etc. besides, nothing is going to change for me anyway. i'm just helping to pay my therapist's mortgage and I don't have the time or energy to do it.
Greenteam
Greenteam
Even when I don't try to change things they still seem to change for me. Some good some bad. If you don't feel therapy is going anywhere then take a break from it. In the end you control the way things are going in your life. I wish there were clearer answers to our problems in life. Sleep? It's 4 in the morning and I'm up. I was recently involved in a situation I can't talk about openly, but the end result is I can't work and I have to let time sort it out. Hurry up and wait so to speak. What do you have the time for? I'm not trying to be a devils advocate I'm just pro self help I guess? Hang in there.
Mingui
Mingui
I do have kind of the same situation as you do. I used to go fairly to counseling but finding the time to do so it is the hard part. I have to be frequently absent from work in order to do it. I have no car, so I have to use public transportation which is mostly the main reason that I have to be absent (day off).

I know that I need to prioritize with my life and health but why it is so difficult to manage?

Worst scenario, I asked my immediate family for help or at least support, and I feel alone in this.
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