- 1 Hour of Therapy Each Week is NOT enough!
After 7 years in therapy, I am convinced that 1 session per week is not enough. To me it feels like I completely forget what I spoke about in my last session, and my next session becomes a...
30 points31 comments7 d ago
- My therapist said we should start thinking about saying our goodbyes
I have been in and out of therapy since I was 13 and I'm currently 33. I have been using better help for the last 2 years and I've had some not great therapists on that app but finally found a...
25 points10 comments2 d ago
- How to politely ask my therapist to stop using Ai?
I love my DBT therapist and have been working with her on and off for 2.5 years. With her and the DBT RO approach, I've made more progress than I have in any other therapy. The problem that I'm...
21 points19 comments6 d ago
- The process of finding a therapist is almost worse than the reasons I need one in the first place.
First post so please be gentle with me. I’ve had a few health issues over the last 2 years that have slowly developed into severe anxiety about my health and well-being. It’s become paralyzing, I...
15 points4 comments7 d ago
- Question about this sub
I'm curious why it seems every post asking for help or sharing something painful gets downvoted into oblivion. I fully expect the same treatment here. It seems like a sub for therapy would have...
12 points19 comments5 d ago
- I think I am a sex addict
I 19(M) have always suffered from a porn/hentai addiction beginning when I was 11. It’s made me do dumb shit, but lately it’s been getting worse. About a month ago I decided to start sexting...
8 points5 comments3 d ago
- Not getting anything out of therapy anymore... wwyd?
I like my therapist as a person, and she knows so much about my life (obviously) and the people in it, major events that have shaped me, etc. We've been working together for a couple years and...
6 points5 comments5 d ago
- First session with therapist and he suggested less than halfway through he thinks I may be autistic/have ADHD.
Is this unreasonable? He initially asked if I had ever thought I may have autism or adhd and I said potentially yes. Then for the rest of the session he kept referring to me being neurodivergent...
6 points4 comments6 d ago
- Isn’t feeling attached to your therapist part of the healing? Why am I made to feel like my longing is a problem?
I’ve been crying almost every day for the past four weeks since ending therapy with my therapist. I really need some perspectives, especially from people who have experienced deep attachment in...
6 points2 comments6 d ago
- How do you deal with the guilt of possibly never giving your parents grandchildren?
I'm approaching 40 and have never been in a relationship. I'm still a virgin, I've struggled with feeling unattractive for most of my life, and I always assumed I'd eventually meet someone and...
5 points0 comments3 d ago