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Therapy

Posted by lovelorn on November 28, 2007, at 10:24:12

I've recently joined the Babble site and it is so nice to be amongst others that understand and talk about the therapy process. I've been going just over a year at once a week for the first 8 months, then once every two weeks this past five months. I am thinking of resuming again to once every week as I find I want to speed the process up of getting over my problems. My therapy was precipated by a mental breakdown over 14 mths ago now. I've been on Zyprexa three times now. Hate the medication. Anyway, my question is: why is it that it seems you get worse before you get better and how long before it does get better. I am finding that it is almost paralyzing to always have your issues open. Yes, there has been some improvements on certain issues but I am beginning to question whether it is so smart to always having your issues open in therapy. How many times do you have to breakdown in mind and emotion - how does that help after a while is what I think I am asking. Since being in therapy it almost feels I am more f'd up. It has helped but at the same time it feels like it has made me worse. Compared to some I'm only just beginning - I don't want to think about doing this for years and years. Any insights from those that have gone through this and that can explain how it is good to be so emotionally and mentally opened up and broken down in therapy would be appreciated. I actually have a session today and am going to ask my therapist exactly this. I need this to start making sense, making sense to continue to put myself through this. Will report back on what she says. Anyone ever felt like that? And good luck to all going through the same thing. It isn't an easy road to take doing therapy. Tks.


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