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I love reading experiences like yours. I honestly think everyone could benefit from at least some kind of therapy/counseling. I need to make getting back a priority.Yes, multiple over the last 12 years. First time was when I developed depression (didn't know what was going on and got myself fired). It helped a ton because I had no idea what was wrong with me and got on medication that helped get me reset and then got back to "normal" after a year or so.
Since then, did some marriage counseling with my wife (free guy at church) that helped us with our communication and I also worked with a "life coach" for a while which did help some personally as well.
I think (as with a lot of things), you get out what you put in. If you just go and are either skeptical the whole time or expect the counselor to tell you exactly what to do and "fix" everything you will be disappointed. When I went I would usually have a plan in mind myself and it became a collaborative effort whereby they gave me tips and suggestions and helped me see things from a different perspective, but I/we drove a lot of the actual steps and did the work outside of the counselling office.I love reading experiences like yours. I honestly think everyone could benefit from at least some kind of therapy/counseling. I need to make getting back a priority.Yes, multiple over the last 12 years. First time was when I developed depression (didn't know what was going on and got myself fired). It helped a ton because I had no idea what was wrong with me and got on medication that helped get me reset and then got back to "normal" after a year or so.
Since then, did some marriage counseling with my wife (free guy at church) that helped us with our communication and I also worked with a "life coach" for a while which did help some personally as well.
Woah... the bolded is 100% me.I think (as with a lot of things), you get out what you put in. If you just go and are either skeptical the whole time or expect the counselor to tell you exactly what to do and "fix" everything you will be disappointed. When I went I would usually have a plan in mind myself and it became a collaborative effort whereby they gave me tips and suggestions and helped me see things from a different perspective, but I/we drove a lot of the actual steps and did the work outside of the counselling office.I love reading experiences like yours. I honestly think everyone could benefit from at least some kind of therapy/counseling. I need to make getting back a priority.Yes, multiple over the last 12 years. First time was when I developed depression (didn't know what was going on and got myself fired). It helped a ton because I had no idea what was wrong with me and got on medication that helped get me reset and then got back to "normal" after a year or so.
Since then, did some marriage counseling with my wife (free guy at church) that helped us with our communication and I also worked with a "life coach" for a while which did help some personally as well.
Only if your friend is a weirdoDoes forced counseling count..... asking for a friend
Well, you're thankfully still here!
Started in 4th grade, saw him every other week for five years. Some family crap, dad saw the same one before I did and kept going after. Depression runs in our family.
Fwiw, I started shortly after I asked my best friend how often he wishes he were dead. He replied with some shock, “never!” A week later my parents took me to dad’s psychologist.
I think there was benefit, but it’s hard to tell for sure.
Curious did you find this valuable? In a similar situation.Yes, emotionally focused therapy (eft). S/O brought a lot of childhood trauma into our marriage![]()
Yes…With emotionally focused therapy you learn to recognize protest styles and how to react to them accordingly. By doing this you do not get into a never ending circle of blaming each other for the issue at hand. For us, once we explored why our protest styles existed, it became apparent that my S/O’s style stemmed from childhood trauma.Curious did you find this valuable? In a similar situation.Yes, emotionally focused therapy (eft). S/O brought a lot of childhood trauma into our marriage![]()
FWIW... I cried like a teenage girl during my first oneMy first appointment starts about 30 min from now. Some might say 50 years overdue but better late than never. Maybe - we'll see.