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Hi Peter You sound like such an amazing dad. The support you give your daughter will help her immensely with her progress. I would love to have a dad like you! :hug:

I sometimes feel like my T talks to much lol. But she explains everything to me. So I tell her how I felt in a certain situation, she will ask more questions then she will tell me why she thinks I felt that way and what I can do to help myself if I am in the same situation again. It really helps...

Hi Christine Welcome to the forum :)

Sammy! Your friends dont like you because of what clothes you wear they like you because you are you, because of your personality!! Don't let this get you down. I also dislike social situations, I normally avoid them. I have felt really bad in the past when I haven't gone to my friends, kids...

Thanks for telling your story. Sorry you went through what you did. I think it is really important that you find a therapist to help you deal with the abuse and the nightmares due to it. Please remember it was never your fault and there is no shame in reaching out for help.

I haven't really thought about it but would say no I don't consider myself to be mentally ill. I am lucky that I normally function ok just have issues from my past that hold me back which is what I am working on in therapy

I have 2 good friends that I have been friends with for years, other than them I don't really have anyone else. I struggle to make friends as I think so low of myself and think no one would want to be my friend. :( I also at times avoid these 2 friends I do have as think im not good enough. I...

Hey Brandi, welcome to this forum, hopefully you wont feel so alone now you are here with other like minded people :)

Don't feel guilty! You are spending time and money on therapy so you can be a better, happier you. In return for this you will be able to become a better wife and mother (and I am not saying you are not good at these already) You are doing this for a better future for all of you, oh and...

ouch, Id be pissed off with that comment too!

Im also am not a parent (although hubby and I want to have kids and need to look at this soon as I am 33) I am scared of being a parent as I am afraid I will screw up their life. But I am learning in therapy what it was that I missed out on as a child so when/if we do have kids I can give them...

thanks for that, I have never looked at it this way before but totally makes sense. I do understand that going to therapy is all about the "learning" as its not just to fix the problems from the past and present but to be able to fix any problem that comes up in the future. I know I have to do...

whoop whoop that's awesome Sammy! you will do great :)

My T wants me to control the agenda. When I have asked her what sort of things we should be covering she said whatever it is that comes up for me. But then I think am I only bringing up the small things and there are deeper things I am missing. I most often have a few things written down that I...

I too have always made my appointments after work or on a day off so I have time to reflect on that days session. I think this is important :)

Totally agree with this. My memory is bad at the best of times let alone when I am in a room with my T feeling nervous! I just find it so hard to take in everything she says. If someone asks me after a session what we went through I would struggle to tell them half of the stuff

I think it is normal as it is often difficult to get the hang of CBT. You properly feel overwhelmed and that's why you don't want to go back. I would let your T know this and she can pace the sessions accordingly. We have to go through the hard stuff to be able to see the good stuff at the...

Sorry it was so tough for you. I don't think you should cancel your next appointment but can you have an appointment where you don't need to go back to work after? Sounds like you need more time afterwards to calm yourself before driving. Even just to sit in your car for a little while before...

I could have written this myself except change wife to husband! It is our fear that we put in the way!

I honestly don't know. I have a lot of issues like this thinking that she is going to give up on me, thinking she doesn't want to see me, thinking im not good enough for her time etc I struggle with taking things in, and struggle to even remember half of what she says to me. I just feel really...

Thanks for replying :) It was a long letter, 2 typed pages so it had a lot of stuff in it. I feel that she skipped over most of it whether it was because what I had written to tell her about my attachment towards here she already knew and it was nothing new to her or what I don't know. But I am...

"there are times when I think you don't like me and I must be one of your most difficult clients and you must hate seeing me" this is what I wrote *even though deep down I "think" (hope) its not true*

@ghotiff thanks I guess I was wanting her to tell me she does care and that she doesn't "hate" seeing me

thank you this makes total sense

yes you are properly right. Just im not sure what I wanted her to say!