Has anybody here ever been to therapy?

Question

has anybody here went the whole 9 yards? what was it like, how long was it, and what it like after you finished. im really interested as i started going 6 mths ago. thanks, tlel me you story

Answer 1

I'm on my husbands account...so bear with me. I was placed in a hospital when I was 17 for 3 weeks. Since then I have been to individual therapy over the years and my husband and I do go to marriage cousiling now. I have experienced both the good and the bad. Before I was hospitalized, my mother and I both attended therapy offered by our church and the "therapist" made sexual advances to both my mom and I during our separate sessions. We only compared notes years later and realized how we had been victimized. Being hospitalized was traumatic at the time but looking back it may have been the only thing that saved me from a lot of self destructive behaviors. While the "time out" from the world was nice in a way that I had time to focus on only myself, it was difficult to transistion back into the "real world". I had a great individual therapist while hospitalized and got a lot of support and help from the group therapy, but my family therapist was terrible. He played my mother and I off of each other and while I do understand that from the therapist point of view that he had to see how we interacted with each other, he only got us more angry and hurt without teaching us how to deal with each other after. Individual therapy has helped over the years since (over 15 years), but you have to find the right one for you for it to work. I go back when I feel I need to for a few sessions. Mine now does not like meds which was important to me since I want to deal with my issues instead of living in a dream world as some of the meds I have tried made me feel. Meds are good for some people depending on their circumstances though so I am not against the idea as a whole. Marriage therapy has not been great so far, but I think thats because my husband is not completely giving himself over to it. Therapy is hard. Its not an easy thing to face yourself sometimes and you definatley get out of it what you put into it...and the things you learn can make a difference for a lifetime. Stick with it and best of luck on whatever it is you are going through.

Answer 2

I have been to both group and individual therapy as well as now that I think about it family therapy. They are all very beneficial. Alot of people are intimidated by group therapy but you learn alot about yourself when you are there with other people and throught their experiences as well. Individual usually lasts an hr and it takes quite a few sessions to be able to notice some sort of improvement, it depends with what frequency you attend. I was going weekly. As for the group I was going daily for a few mths and that helped tremendously.  

Answer 3

I was supposed to after my mom passed away... But I had to adopt my sisters and so I didn't have the time... Sure wish I could have gone, though... It possibly could have helped with my tics.

Answer 4

i've been to therapy--it made me worse: they put words in my mouth, gave me meds i didnt need, and when the insurance wouldnt cover it anymore, i suddenly "got better"

Answer 5

Yes, I've been.  Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.  You just have to stick with it for a long time.  How long depends on the person and the problem.  And yea, sometimes therapy really, really sucks as you have to bring up really painful and embarrassing things with a total stranger.  But in the long run it's worth it.  Or, i hope it is... or I too am wasting time and money in therapy. :P

Answer 6

I went to therapy for the first time with my sister, she spent the entire time talking for me and correcting my feelings towards things when I did speak, i ended up hurting myself right there under my sweatshirt so I would cry I scratched a HUGE hole in my arm and left more upset than ever. I went to therapy for a few more times after that than refused to go back. But now that I've attempted suicide a few times my parents are being forced to put me back into it or I go to a foster home.    Yeah thats my therapy story

Answer 7

me and my wife tried some counseling but didnt do much help because of our mental health issues.  we are both bi polar.  the meds are the only thing that helps us