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When does the apathy get better?

dsf95
dsf95

I accidentally left the store without signing my card; the cashier had dropped some of my stuff and I just forgot to sign for the purchase. the customer service guy came and got me before I biked away and I ran my card again. This sort of thing would have really upset me in the past; but I didn’t have any emotion at all. 


I listened to a Ted Talk from a rape victim and some of the feelings he talked about were similar to what I went through after being assaulted. I realize that’s not the only source of my apathy; family deaths hit me hard. but I don’t know what to do anymore. My therapy is finished and everything’s over. I don’t know where to go from here. 

StrengthofMind
StrengthofMind
I guess I have to ask if your therapy is really finished. I've been in therapy for 10 years and I still have some more to go. My therapist have started working on the idea of transitioning to a new therapist when he retires in two years. He figures I have another 7 to 10 years. Of course my abuse started at 3 and went on till I was 50. A lot to tackle. Therapy takes time and a lot of hard work.
arfie
arfie
In my strictly personal herstory, my therapy supporters and I took it as a good sign when little things like a forgotten signature no longer triggered me to disproportionate drama. Keeping things in perspective is not synonymous with apathy.

Or am I missing something?

My last pro therapist and I agreed I know longer needed our regular sessions in 2K. Neither one of us believed my therapy was over. The parting of ways included a promise that I would keep up my program, including a well-maintained peer support network.

Continued support while you figure out your own which way to go from here.
AnnieToman
AnnieToman
there is nothing wrong with a person who has apathy, but im not sure you have apathy problems maybe its more of a problem with buried feelings. if things bother you long enough they deaden your feelings some and when they reemerge they can affect you more then they should. sounds to me you had the wrong therapist and should find one that can help. a good therapist can guide you into discovery of root causes of your disorder but all therapists aren't equal some dont belong in the therapy biz.
dsf95
dsf95
Thanks for the replies! She wasn’t a bad therapist at the time; and she told me I could come back, but she’s moved to a nearby city. Maybe I should start therapy again. Having a hard time with the old dance studio moving to right above my husband’s favorite brewery and worried if he will have a fight with my ex dance instructor if he accidentally sees him while intoxicated.
jewells1
jewells1
It sounds like emotionally drained. fear, anxiety and loss can take so much out of a person. I know my husband would never had a second thought of clocking a person that injured me, Intoxication is not a factor there, he just would want to. He wouldn't if I didn't want him to, because it may add more to my emotional pain. Nothing will undo the pain have I felt, but losing him to jail would have hurt even more.

If you think "Maybe I should start therapy again" then you are probably right. Maybe your old therapist has an associate closer to you, or make the trip.

Do what you need to do for you.
J.
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