Experiences with

Psychotherapy

I’m 35 years old with a 20 + year history of OCD - mostly harm OCD but the theme has moved around over the years. About a month ago, I had a random thought that maybe my life isn’t real / this is some sort of simulation and I’ve been stuck on this ‘possibility’ ever since… I did some research and found

My son recently came to me and told him he has been having very real thoughts of committing suicide. I already got him to a therapist immediately but I’m having such a hard time with this. I know it’s not about me, it’s about him. I’m so scared to talk to him, because I think I might say the wrong thing

Hi everyone, I don’t post very often ( please forgive me if I ramble) but would like some advice from anyone who has had an elbow replacement. How long was recovery, was there a lot of pain, how much more movement has been recovered etc. My right elbow is severely affected and my left one is now

Hi. I’m having a private assessment for Autism. Is there anything I need to do to prepare for this? I am thinking of bringing a parent so that they can tell the assessor about my childhood, and also listing things I think are relevant. Is there anything else I can do? Thank you! EDIT: Just thought

Often over my adult life I have struggled with anxiety and depression. I again find myself "in a hole" struggling for a foothold. Anti-depressants seem ineffective. Talk therapy is expensive and takes a long time. I've found online meetin.gs to be helpful

Hello everyone on here. Hope everyone’s had a good day. I recently posted about the passing of my older brother. His passing has been so incredibly difficult to face. He passed away unexpectedly, and the pain of his passing has been so hard to accept. I’ve been trying to stay on track with my life

Hello. I am writing because I am in a hard situation. I have recently had some traumatic experiences regarding abuse... and even more recently I am grieving the loss of family. I recently changed my therapist, and it seems that I am not entitled to an appointment that offers me any support until I develop

Hello, Anyone on here seeing a therapist or counselor to help navigate your situation? Is your parter? I believe that by nature, men tend to avoid seeking help from a therapist. I was seeing a therapist but it felt like all I did was sit there and cry. I’m debating if I should give it another try. I

That's financial support... not emotional. My daughter is 26 and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. She did OK in school and went to college. No one ever suggested to my wife or me that she might have ADHD, but I'm not too surprised. She's currently going to a therapist, and that's who diagnosed her.

My life currently feels like an uphill battle with depression. I'm sleeping all day, not really eating much and my heart feels broken into pieces. My life feels like a VHS tape stuck inside an old box television. I felt so low on Monday that I even considered suicide, but don't worry it was just a moment

I have not been professionally diagnosed but I just know I have depression. Recently things have gotten way out of my control. My so called "boyfriend" dumped me, I more than likely lost my best friend, i have stopped talking to any and everyone, cut off social media so its just me and my thoughts. I

Hi all, I'm new here and really searching for some ADD support. I don't have the money to see a therapist but I really need to. Does anyone know of any free or economic ADD therapy options? I am in Europe and I haven't found much online. I'm 34 and a father. I have been in a relationship for 15 years

Well. I am here. I do not know where exactly to begin, but I guess I will start now. The past month has been the roughest month of my life. Easily, without any competition. I went through a dark period of my life, where I essentially destroyed my brain and critical thinking abilities. One day, I just

Things suck. I’m so done with therapy, they give me the same advice time after time. To think of the positive over the negative. At this point it’s literally wading through mounds of crap to get a sliver of good. I’m thinking of canceling this week because I just can’t handle the same advice to my same

Severe anxiety agoraphobia and panic attacks I was diagnosed with anxiety agoraphobia and panic attacks about 20 years ago for a while they were under control but six months ago I moved from the home I had bought 34 years ago and ever since then I have been having anxiety almost 24 seven panic attacks

Hi guys, second post here, just come across this forum so and made sense to separate the ques out. I went for have my leg looked at the other day (old injury) and the therapist massaged my legs and but I was on my front and although I didn't have an erection when I turned over to my horror there were

I am new , it has taken me some time to do this. I have a therapist, no real family. I have been in therapy for a variety of life changes. Iam not on meds. I want to wake up and enjoy the day. I really don't know how. To keep myself productive, I am a robot, no emotion, no feeling, just keep up chores

I'm currently trying to get connected to a therapist to help me build some coping skills besides meds, but I think I've accepted that medication needs to be a part of my coping strategies. When I was younger, I went to a psychiatrist for years who wrote my prescriptions and to be honest, I don't remember

After my consultation with gastro, I told him my primary took me off statins "for now" and I asked about the meds he had me taking. He screwed his eyes "had mask on" up as though questioning my question. He said you have a perfectly functioning liver no need to stop any meds altho He had just said I

Hi my name's Ethan and I'm 30yrs old tomorrow. I just got diagnosed about five minutes ago after about 2yrs of making/missing appointments, losing therapists reports and just simply forgetting about ADHD completely for months at a time. I just got a script for 5mg dexys and I just wanted to post here