About to go back to therapy again

[dolphins4life]

Just thought I'd give you all an update on my situation.

My mental health has been awful for a very long time. 

It came to rock bottom on the day after the Fourth of July, when I saw something that triggered a regret I've always had about my childhood.

I have signed up to go back into therapy starting next week.

I have skepticism about doing this because I can never have my childhood back.

In the meantime, I've separated myself from my family, even my two nieces and nephew.

I've never been in therapy for something that can never be healed.

Have any of you been in therapy before?  Do you think it is worth it for me to do?

[Dave Gray]

I am not in therapy myself, but many members of my family do it and so I've been part of sessions for that reason.

I think it's helpful.  I definitely think it's worth it for you.

[Phishfan]

Without knowing specifics or you personally, I would say that you seem like someone who would get a lot out of therapy. I would suggest you give it a shot. It may help you work through this issue as well as others you hadn't considered

[CF DolFan]

Therapy with the right person can be very helpful. The problem is most things take time to develop. I remember thinking my therapist was whack calling out some things from my childhood that I couldn't connect. One day down the road it hit me like a ton of bricks and I could definitely see the connection. Once you figure out the why it makes it easier to figure out the fix.

I also did hypnotherapy for a while with the same therapist. That was a pretty neat experience. hahaha

[Sibster]

Not sure what mental health issues you have, but having someone to help you work through them is always a good thing.   I hope you get yourself together.

[Pappy13]

In my opinion, if you think you might need therapy you probably do. Go into it with an open mind, but don't be afraid to switch to a new therapist if you give it a fair shake and don't think it's helping, sometimes finding the right therapist makes all the difference.

[Downunder Dolphan]

Just thought I'd give you all an update on my situation.

My mental health has been awful for a very long time. 

It came to rock bottom on the day after the Fourth of July, when I saw something that triggered a regret I've always had about my childhood.

I have signed up to go back into therapy starting next week.

I have skepticism about doing this because I can never have my childhood back.

In the meantime, I've separated myself from my family, even my two nieces and nephew.

I've never been in therapy for something that can never be healed.

Have any of you been in therapy before?  Do you think it is worth it for me to do?

I wish you all the best D4L, and hope whatever you do and choose, it goes well.

I've never gone through therapy, but then I've had a strong, supportive family to lean on at the times when I needed it.

Probably the only advice I could give is to not to shut out your entire family, even if it's just a message to a few of them that you trust so they know what is happening.

[masterfins]

In my opinion, if you think you might need therapy you probably do. Go into it with an open mind, but don't be afraid to switch to a new therapist if you give it a fair shake and don't think it's helping, sometimes finding the right therapist makes all the difference.

Having the right therapist makes all the difference.

[dolphins4life]

First meeting went okay.

Something happened at work today that sent me into a panic attack.

A specimen that I had received seemed to magically vanish.  Nobody could find it.

These things creep me out, but usually they get resolved.  If I can't find something, I start freaking out that it has magically vanished.

Oddly, I have never seen anything magically vanish in front of my eyes.

They make me panic about supernatural forces in the world.

I'm still estranged from my family.

My parents will not answer my texts right now.

I hope this situation gets resolved.

[Dave Gray]

At least you responded to a thread.  Baby steps, right?

[dolphins4life]

We still can't find the specimen.  

I had something similar happen to me last week.  I bought two immunity shots at the grocery store.

I got home and there was only one in my bag.  I called the store, and they said they could not find it.

I went back, and asked the manager to review the footage.  

She said it had been left on the register by the person bagging.  

All of these things seem to be resolved for me in the end, but this one, I can't figure out.

It's odd, nothing has ever vanished in front of my eyes, but I've lost so many things in my life.

My old therapist would have told to me a pie chart of alternate explanations besides the supernatural.

That's what is hard for me to do.  I mean, I received it, so it was in our lab, which means it has to be somewhere in the Lab, but we can't find it