Tired Of Therapy, Stuck In Isolation

[Chava]

Feel stuck and tired but also don't have much support (but part f me is used to that and maybe just craving easier access to my old, crappy ways of coping). This is the longest I've stuck with a therapist and most honest I've gotten and I feel worse for it sometimes...probably that's where it gets too tiring, and I feel like my therapist is also getting sick of me...or like this was happening right along with it getting scarier or more exhausting.

That's about all. I'm not feeling well, so trying to remember how that colors everything. I don't trust anyone when I'm in pain. It's like I'm looking for any shred of evidence that reminds me not to trust anyone. So in some ways it's best to isolate, but also it's the same old story...

 

[Mercy]

Yeah, I get it. Times like this with a therapist are like feeling stuck on some plateau. It seems like no forward progress is happening. For me looking back, these times are when my mind was on making small adjustments to what I have already worked on. Consolidation and clarity were the fruits of plateau time.

Of coursee, when you don't trust your therapist, it is another form of not trusting anyone. Try to go to your therapist and ask them what this leveling off is all about. You can ask directly if your T is getting sick of you.

Keep posting. There is support here.

 

[KwanYingirl]

I'm sorry you're struggling today. I've been off the beam too. My strategy today is working and take Annie to the beach for a walk. I met an herbalist at the farmers market today who is going to make a natural after treatment balm for my clients. I'm looking forward to having a balm that will heal their skin. That was nice to meet her.

I can't think of too much at the moment but wanted to send you well wishes.

 

[digger]

(but part f me is used to that and maybe just craving easier access to my old, crappy ways of coping)

Sometimes that feels easier because they are familiar to us.

This is the longest I've stuck with a therapist

How long have you been with this therapist?

I feel like my therapist is also getting sick of me

Is there something your therapist has said or done to make you feel this, or is it perhaps that you are projecting your own expectations onto them. I had to discuss this with my therapist recently, what it comes down to is me not being able to comprehend why she would want to stick with me, rather than what she actually feels.

Are you able to pinpoint what it is you are tired of, or feeling stuck with?

 

[Chava]

Thank you everyone. Digger, probably truth in what you said/asked.

I'd say more but my body hurts and I'm thinking in F-words, not sentences. But helpful to read your responses for now, so thanks for that.