Fuck therapy

[mochi_]

I'm burning alive. And all I'm trying to do is put out the fire and end the suffering. All you do is tell me to stay calm, breathe, be logical, think things through, and gather enough energy to drop and roll until the fire goes out.

And you make threats, saying I can either voluntarily or involuntarily check in, so I can burn alive "safely" under supervision. While they keep telling me to stay calm, breathe, all over again.

I told you it's unbearable, over and over again. I can't stay alive just so you can cover your own ass and pat yourself on the back for having "saved" another patient.

Fuck therapy.

 

[Tiredofhurting]

I have never been to therapy myself but if you want someone to chat with I can if you would like.

 

[WornOutLife]

I SO understand what you're going through.

"stay calm" "things are not that bad" "life is precious" "you only need love"

DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!!!

Why can't you, my dear but useless therapist, help me or at least understand me the way people do here?

 

[OblivionSeeker]

I was in therapy for 4 years, and the only effect it had was to make me realize I hate my mother even more than I had previously thought.

 

[lonerclown666]

is a scam

 

[Judah]

The problem here is listening to the same phrases as always, who the hell thinks that these things can only be solved with beautiful words? Don't make me laugh

 

[Water-Lily]

Honestly, yeah. It just feels like its not working. The longer I have been in therapy the more I see how fucked up my trauma was. That I cannot get better

 

[DeadButDreaming]

My experiences with psychologists have been overwhelming negative. I've seen countless psychologists. 1 was truly helpful, a few were so-so, but a lot of them were outright assholes. I believe therapy can only help those with minor problems.

 

[Ch92921]

Yes if the problems are very deep and overwhelming this bla bla is totally useless.

 

[MyOwnWorstEnemy]

Have to agree, however I have found 2 counselling courses have helped me get through difficult times. They did not try and tell me I was wrong to feel the way I do, they just listened and helped me make sense of how I felt.

Being able to just get through the really low times is enough sometimes, CTB is forever in my thoughts but being better able to accept that I'm not a defective human for feeling that way helps me.

Sometimes things become extremely difficult and in recent weeks I've taken steps to be better ready to CBT if I'm overwhelmed with things, which has taken me closer to it than ever with recent events.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is being able to talk, to get it out, without being judged can help you understand yourself better and be better able to control your impulses so when and if you decide you've had enough it will be reasoned and rational for you.

In short, sod the therapists/psychiatrists, they aren't there to help you.

 

[JustAMatterOfTime]

Therapy therapy what therapy? Trying to mould my mind and brain into something it could never be, let's try some mindfulness yes thinking about how I feel at that very moment how nice, 10 year old printed PowerPoint slides about some CBT for OCD how wonderful I'll take it home and study it intensely.

Only psychologist that worked for me is one that talked to me as more of a person with difficulties than a patient, she was nice and knew what to say and I didn't feel led. Asked me why I didn't want to die when I had said I didn't and it made a big effect on me for a long while, unfortunately it didn't work forever and I just fell back into my old natural self. She was nice though I miss her.

 

[nolongerhuman]

You comparison of mental illness to burning alive is something that I resonate with. When I'm having the fifth anxiety attack in a week my neck and shoulders certainly feel like they're on fire. It takes someone who knows what that feel like to truly understand and most people, therapists included, just don't.