Just wondering

[shrs3]

Does anyone, who is in therapy, get super anxious before your appointments?

[Agora1]

Hi shrs3, I do get anxious before therapy, even though it's a phone session. I start in before the therapist asks anything and continue to babble until I run out of breath. By the time I'm finished with a session, I am completely worn out, spacey and headachy. Whew....you'd think I'd be use to it by now. I don't like feeling I'm put in a corner to make decisions on the spot. It has helped in the long run but I do think twice before setting up the next appointment.

[shrs3 in reply to Agora1]

yes, I literally feel like I've only been talking for like 20 minutes until she announces the hours already up. I do get super exhausted after my appointments too, like I need a nap. I try and plan it on days where I don't have school or work, but she fills up so fast I pretty much just have to take what she gives me.

[Agora1 in reply to shrs3]

Interesting shrs3, I too, have to plan it when I don't have something else going for the day.

[goldfishpainter]

I used to always get extremely anxious before a therapy session, because I knew I was about to have to have very intense feelings with a lot of emotional pain. Now that I've been with my therapist for a year, I feel a little different. I always start crying on the way to therapy now instead of being anxious like before. Therapy has helped so much, but it is hard work. If you are in therapy, you do a hard thing. You are, therefore, a person who can do hard things. Don't let the anxiety chase you away (unless you hate your therapist, in which case you should absolutely get a new one)!

[shrs3 in reply to goldfishpainter]

I do feel like I've gotten to that point now where I'm really starting to confide in her a lot more because I did just start seeing her a couple months ago so she's a little new too me. I noticed the more trauma I open up about, the more anxious I get to see her. Especially if I have something I've been waiting to tell her. I notice as soon as I'm done talking with her, my anxiety does get a little better. I just have a hard time opening up to people.

[Aazz]

Yes

[helpmeto]

Yes I have one appt. coming this Friday and I am certainly getting anxious

[figgs]

Yes I do I panic and by the time I get to the Therapist I'm a bath of sweat Even more when I see her tomorrow as I have had a bad week