
10-06-2013, 11:45 AM
I haven't had my coffee yet. Anything I wrote in reply seemed snarky and it wasn't. :( I'll try something coherent later.
Basically, stop waiting for something to change and change it. Maybe your Tuesday session you can tell her what you'd like to do. Have you made a list? I don't know her style. Some therapists are collaborative, some are more directive. I try to ask people what they want and how I can help them get there.
e.g. Anxiety management, depression management, grief, raising self-esteem, yaddayadda.
If you can get out of your own way and stop telling yourself "no" or "I can't" before you try, I honestly feel you'll get such a boost. I've been there. I HATE when people say that to me--forgive me--but I think you know I have anyway which is why I can say it. Both with depression and anxiety, and with living paycheck to paycheck with finances. We did that for seven and a half years. We don't have to do that anymore. Yes, we're now piled with debt, but at the end of the day we can pay the debt off. Even half a year ago we'd have no way to pay it off.
If you haven't, what do you think about making a list of both short term and long term goals you'd like to work on with the therapist? It can be anything. Hopefully she'll ask you which you want to start on first out of the list.
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