Posted by seldomseen on September 17, 2007, at 7:58:51
In reply to How long into therapy can you see progress?, posted by girlnterrupted78 on September 16, 2007, at 22:41:53
I think a lot of it depends on what kind of therapy you are in, how often you go and how much you put into it. I think in cognitive based therapies, you see results a lot faster.
When I first started therapy (psychodynamic), I actually felt WORSE for several months. I think it was because we started digging around into some pretty nasty stuff that I hadn't dealt with for a long long long time.
After that, it was slow going because I can get easily overwhelmed by all the bad stuff - and I still had to remain functional in my life.
So we took it slow. I really started to see a marked improvement in my thinking after about 5 years. I'm in the termination phase right now and we aren't rushing that either.
I still get sad, I still get depressed, but the bad things that happen through the normal course of life just aren't as devastating as they used to be and I recover a lot faster from setbacks.
Hope this helps
Seldom.
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