So...Yeah...I've Decided to Return to Therapy...

[brianrubin]

I've been out of therapy for almost two years, and I really can't complain. Most of that time I've been happy, honestly, and therapy did wonders for me. The main reason I stopped going was monetary. My previous therapist -- who was awesome -- didn't take insurance, so I was paying about $80 a session. After a while, I just couldn't afford this, so

Comments

[diner]

I'm seeing my therapist for the first time in a year this coming Wednesday. I hope you're able to work things out so you can de-stress and feel happy!!! *hugs*

[brianrubin]

Yup, that's the plan. :) Thanks!

[lovetheguys]

I have trust issues, too, Brian, always have. I know where they come from, but despite trying several therapists, haven't been able to deal with the problem or shake it. One of my former friends dissed me about it after noting several instances of it in my blog, and told me she really didn't want to be my friend anymore. I was so incensed at her, I told her she could go eff herself! I would never hold anything so personal that someone else had revealed in their blog against them!

Anyway, Brian, I wish you all the luck in the world. I know exactly how you feel. My parents divorced when I was five, Dad went to live with a new wife far away, and Mom got a new boyfriend who, to me, was more important than I was. Abandonment issues--I get it!

Love, Robin

[brianrubin]

Huh, has there been any improvement with the problem after all that work?

And that "friend" wasn't a very good one, if at all.

[lovetheguys]

Very little improvement, since I seem to hang on voraciously to my self-esteem issues. I can't seem to leave it all behind me, and I'm old enough now that I should. My mother suffered from depression and so do I. I've been taking anti-depressants for a long time now, but there are times my mind fights them. It's not easy!

Love, Robin

[ladybrick]

Best of luck :)

[brianrubin]

Thanks! :)

[urox]

I'm glad therapy works for you. All I got out of mine was that I knew everything already and I was going to spend some time being depressed.

[brianrubin]

It depends on both the therapist and if the patient is ready for it or not. I actually went to a few therapists several years ago, before I was ready to listen or learn, and didn't get a thing out of it. Now that I am ready, it works well.