Plateau In Therapy

[holdenmonty]

So I was wondering if anybody else has hit a plateau in their therapy. I feel like I have been on this plateau for a couple months now. Well I feel better at work but I'm in control most of the time at work but outside of work I feel like I barley have any control outside of work and that is when my stuff comes out or I'm so good at hiding at work that I can't hide it anymore when I get out of work but my therapist isn't allowed to see me outside of her office to help me work through things in person so I feel like I'm in a point where I'm confused on which direction I need to go from here.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Have you discussed this with your therapist? I think that no one type of therapy will "do it all" so to speak. I honestly have been able to heal greatly by changing therapists every so often so that I can also change therapy styles. Its possible that this therapist or therapy style isn't right for you. And, if it isn't working for you, then you may want to look into finding another therapist. Good luck!

 

[holdenmonty]

Thanks I have an appointment on the 20th. I'm going to talk to my therapist about it. I just don't want my therapist to think that I don't want her help anymore or that I'm not appreciative of the help that she has given me.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I don't think that she will. A lot of people in therapy move on for one reason or another, and there is no shame in realizing that you may need help of a different kind. No one therapist can provide you with everything. I think its a good idea to talk to her about it, as she may change your course of treatment if she knows you are struggling, and you may not have to change therapists. I think the key to it all is communication.

 

[seedling]

Confusion can be a sign of change. Something is shifting and you are aware of it. Do you do anything that helps you relax and calm your thoughts so new ideas can surface? Taking time to ask yourself at a calm time what you need may lead to a clue.

And I agree with @Solara, communicating with your therapist is good. I have come up with things just letting myself ramble on in therapy. Suddenly I will find myself saying something I didn't know I was thinking about.

 

[falling_wave]

I hit a similar point a couple months ago and she thought I was doing better. We started to spread out appointments because of this and all the sudden I had a lot more to bring up because I git breifly uncomfortable. I disn't even know that these things were bothering me before I started to feel what things would be like without her. She has also introduced some new types of therapy which have had different angles and have enabled us to work on a lot. I think feeling change means there needs to be some kind of change. It doesn't mean you need a nwe T necessarily but just talk about change.