by Cocopop21 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:40 am
I think this is a really difficult one to answer because my feelings about it change so much. Therapy is without a doubt the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's also the biggest non-essential financial commitment I've ever made, and I guess I wouldn't keep spending the money if I didn't feel it was helping me. When something happens, like this evening I met up with a friend who I hadn't seen in a while and she commented that I seem better than I've been in a long while, or earlier this week I found stuff that I'd written for my c a few months ago and couldn't take in, but have now discussed and feel better about... yeah, it's good. It's really good, and it's helped me a lot. But it is so bloody difficult. It's so much hard work and I often come out feeling absolutely awful. I guess it's also a positive thing that I've now developed new coping mechanisms that don't involve drinking a case of beer and chain-smoking an entire packet after a bad day, or a bad session...
So yes, it is helpful, but it's also a massive investment, financially, emotionally and in time. I wouldn't be where I am just now without it, but it's by no means an easy journey.
Coco x
I think this is a really difficult one to answer because my feelings about it change so much. Therapy is without a doubt the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's also the biggest non-essential financial commitment I've ever made, and I guess I wouldn't keep spending the money if I didn't feel it was helping me. When something happens, like this evening I met up with a friend who I hadn't seen in a while and she commented that I seem better than I've been in a long while, or earlier this week I found stuff that I'd written for my c a few months ago and couldn't take in, but have now discussed and feel better about... yeah, it's good. It's really good, and it's helped me a lot. But it is so bloody difficult. It's so much hard work and I often come out feeling absolutely awful. I guess it's also a positive thing that I've now developed new coping mechanisms that don't involve drinking a case of beer and chain-smoking an entire packet after a bad day, or a bad session...
So yes, it is helpful, but it's also a massive investment, financially, emotionally and in time. I wouldn't be where I am just now without it, but it's by no means an easy journey.
Coco x