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A good therapist will help you unpack your issues, and understand what happened. Allowing you to feel stronger and move forward.
Some people find a way to do this themselves but most do not.
Go for it
I don't think I can do it by myself anymore so I hope something like this works for me
I'm so sorry you went through that :( I had strong depression before and it was really affecting me. I couldn't open up about it but it came to a point where I had to seek help. I ended up talking to a psychologist and she really opened my eyes. Psychologist and therapists are professional so when you start to talk to them about your trauma, they make you feel comfortable talking about it. For me, it really helped cos I was able to figure out my triggers and what I can do to generally be happier. I think talking to a psychologist or therapist would be really brave of you and can potentially help you heal.
It's good to see that its helped some people I hope it can help me.
Therapy has helped me before other times when I didn't believe in it or wasn't ready it didn't help. I think you have to be mentally ready to therapy to have all the benefits
How can you be like mentally ready though like how should I think for it?
Wow sweetheart I'm so sorry to hear what's happened to you. Listen I've worked with quite a few sexual assault victims and I think with your case you may be so hesitant to talk about things regarding it because maybe you feel guilty as if it's your fault or even maybe you were aroused by it which is totally normal and has happened to many victims. I believe that therapy could help you a ton!
Thank you for your advice and what you said is right.
There isn't a person in the world that wouldn't benefit from therapy. Mental health is just as important as physical health.
I hope I can find a good therapist for me
You don't need to settle for the first one. It's like dating. Find one that clicks, and keep them.
Definitely seek help! It helped me to talk!
I was 'molested' and 'Taken advantage of' at a young age!
Now I know, I can push past it!
Good luck, and sorry this happened to you! 🙏
I'm so sorry to hear that and yeah I have a lot of trouble talking about it so I hope it can help me with that at least
Therapy helps some and does nothing for others. It also depends on the specific therapist you get.
Try it out and see.
There are other methods to try too.
What other kinds of methods?
It helped me a lot. I like group therapy with a group of survivor better the just seeing a therapist.
Maybe I'll give that a try but it's really hard for me to open up to people about it I don't know maybe when I'm more ready for it.
i guess it can help you if you find the right person to talk to that you trust and feel comfortable with too. since you are a female i would pick a woman therapist to talk to she would be more able to understand you and what you need.
That's the 2nd time I've heard now that I should seek out a woman I'll probably try that out, thank you
Yes it has helped me immensely. When you find the right therapist, and it can take many appointments to find the right one- you do work out a lot of shit.
I think I'm going to do it, like idc how long it takes it feels like the best option
Yeah. Try to look several different types of people. Old guy, young girl, Vice versa. You’ll connect with one like dating.
Also don’t shrug off the idea of medication. I take a small dose of Effexor and it helps clear the fog. Family physician can prescribe.
Maybe I'll give the medication a try if they think I should. I've never really taken medication for anything but if they think it will help i guess I'll try it.
Psychologists can’t precise meds. And they’re the only ones who are into the “talking cure”:)
I’ve been to several psychiatrists and they’re just like family doctors. Don’t bother with them.
*prescribe
Oh okay I understand
My opinion is the only way to really to move on is to talk and get the emotions out it always makes me feel better after I express how I'm feeling and get it out holding it in has to be hard and for me if builds up and tell I explode
It's something I need to get better at, I'm hoping therapy or counseling with help with that
There is no such thing as good help in the western society countries. You need to help yourself by helping others in unusual ways.
Like how?
It helped me. Go for it, I am sure you will feel better.
Somethings don't go away, but you can learn to live with them.
That sounds better then where I am now
I am sorry that happened to you. Seek professional help, it helped me and I am sure it will help you.
Search one that is used to handle cases like yours.
Thanks for your advice
Best of luck! Truly!
Don't want to be a pain in the ass, but I really want to help. When I said look for a professional that is used to deal with cases like yours I meant it! Even amongst them they have some more specialized in different areas. Yours sadly is a far to common story so I am sure you will be able to find one specialist on it.
Yeah I have an idea of what specialists I need to look for it's all about just like finding the one that I can get the most help out of I guess
If you feel you don't like him/her change. I did and it was for the best. If the current one doesn't help of course.
Just know that it takes time.
If you think therapy will fix you, I don't think it will. It can and (as long as you're dedicated) will help you.
I've heard that a few times now but help is better than before I guess
It can't harm you, but from my sister's experience it doesn't fix you. She's been raped several times. It helps her appear mostly normal.
Yeah I need that mindset that it can't harm me and that would be nice to just feel more normal about things
Sometimes uts easier talking to a stranger about such things because you know you don't have to see them again
That's so true
Honestly if you ever need someone to talk to or just listen to you or if you ever need advice with anything don't hesitate to ask me 😊
Okay thank you
Np 🙂
It has helped me a lot. Refusing to seek therapy for my issues led to a suicide attempt for me and you don't want to go down that path.
Yeah I had refused it for a long time but now it feels like my only option
I think therapy will absolutely help you. I have some experience of therapy but not of your kind of trauma.
I hope so but I don't know I'm scared it won't help for some reason
That's definitely a legitimate concern if you have to pay for it yourself. It's not an overnight fix.
More like someone to talk to, not therapy, talk to someone you trust, don't spend money on therapy and pills you don't need
I don't really have family to talk to rn and I've never told my friends before. It's not really something thats like easy to talk about
You could talk to me, im all ears dude 👍
that sounds terrifying I'm so sorry. I've never been to therapy I wish I could give you a hug ❤ this actually helped me understand a lot about you.
Thank you so much and like what did it help you understand
omg therapy is a waste of money! I've tried like 10. they won't give you any solutions, they'll just listen. rather stick my head in my closet for an hour and talk about my problems
I'm so scared this is how it will be for me but people are saying like you just need to keep going until you find one that you connect with good
the best thing you can do is really look within yourself and ask yourself really tough and uncomfortable questions. therapy is honestly a temporary solution. if you stop talking to them you're just going to go back to square one. you have to work towards re learning yourself. you know every single thought, tick, reaction your body goes through. jot that down. If you have really bad mental health problems, reach out to your doctor for medications *just my suggestion b/c I hate my therapist*
Yeah I kind of know some of my triggers but like I don't know like I thought I was thinking normal so like how do I just change how I think I dont understand 😣 I am thinking about getting medication but I'm not sure if it will be good for me like what if it makes things worse like I don't know did you only try one therapist or many?
she's right to some extent. there's a lot and i mean a lot of bad therapists out there. finding one that specializes in the field you need is crucial not just some run of the mill jackass and she's also right about being honest with yourself and doing massive soul searching and working on your inner self. as for the medications if you go on any expect to get fat and get bad cholesterol and eat a lot of junk food and expect to get high blood pressure and your a1c will get raised and possibly type 2 diabetes and expect to have urination problems and trouble shitting. but for the most part she's right on a lot of the things she's saying. as somebody who's been to therapy and had 10+ therapists and over 20+ case managers finding the right one in the specialized field of therapy you need is crucial and not some dumbass who will just sit there and listen and make you talk for an hour and waste your time and money while they give you no feedback or input
i've had some real doozies who just sat there like useless bumps on a log and it got to a point where i would actually start yelling at them for some type of feedback and help where security had to be called and it got so bad with how asinine they ran there counseling and therapy i had to stop going and find somebody else. but a lot of it is working on yourself
Yeah I know I need to find certain specialists now. Okay I do not want to do that if that's what the medication will do to me. Like I already have enough problems.
well you can still do therapy just tell the therapist you don't want to be put on any medication. they can't force you to go on meds if you don't want to
Of course