Yesterday I went to speak with my therapist & it was no help. I don't know what to do. I feel so depressed and nothing is working. She doesn't truly care about me only for the 45 min she has scheduled.
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Don't know how much therapists help but I generally think they are better than nothing. Sometimes a certain therapist would not be good for us, this can be hard to recognize. Even if you decide not to work with a therapist, make sure you spend time working on yourself.
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If you don’t feel that you’re having success with one therapist, you should look at some other people and options. Sometimes you just don’t click with someone. I have gone through a couple counselors because I didn’t feel right with them…until i found the right person for me. A lot of times as well, they can’t really talk to you outside of work because they do also have their own thing going on. I took classes in counseling and I know that they have to separate themselves from the job a little bit for their own health. If you need to talk to someone outside of the 45 minutes, i would suggest coming on here. Feel free to message me at any time if you need anything. But as far as a therapist…it might be smart to find someone else that you really connect with and feel is there for you. 
She basically told me to not text her this wkd, while she recharges. Even though she told me I could before. Well, I've had anxiety attacks and texted her quite a few times. I can she read them, but she's ignoring me completely. How is that helping me? I feel worse & as if she doesn't care about me.
@Becca_Marie.D I connected to one in college & kept unt ouch with her for 1.5 yrs after I graduated & she completely abandoned me. Use to email with me every week & just stopped. It just sucks because you have to start from scratch with each therapist & I don't have the money to waste on ones that aren't helping. Honestly, I feel I should be reimbursed for inadequate services. It's not right!
So this may sound weird, but if you're looking for on demand, make me your priority when I need it, caring, maybe a pet would be best? Therapists will have their own life and troubles and I imagine quite a few would need to leave work at work so to speak in order to recharge at home so they could keep it together themselves and not burn out (which would of course be a problem for hte patients too)
@k14 i feel the same way about my therapist. all she does is ask me "how does that make you feel?" ugghhh. nothing works and i feel like even during the 45min session she is thinking in the back of her mind oh i wish this lady would shut up already. smh.
It takes all of my strength not to self harm to relieve my anxiety. I stab and cut my legs typically. I don't want to lose my children so I am trying not to.