Sidewalk Surfboard Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Whelp, tomorrow I start therapy. I'm going into town tomorrow, and I'm super nervous about it. I know it'll be good for me but I'm still nervous, I have to get up early for it, and I'll be tired as shit, but oh well. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRadarEars Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Here have a fennec to keep you company! Good luck and stuffs I'm sure you'll be fine. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 So what's broken, besides being a furry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said: So what's broken, besides being a furry? Everything :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: Everything :V Well it's everything and then some for me so... shitposting on furry forums is great therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Good for you, Sidewalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 You've nothing to worry about, modern psychology has come a long way. On the other hand if you get there and the room is covered with crucifixes, swastikas or (in extreme cases) blood, it's probably a good idea to quietly leave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I hope they are good at what they do and you find it helpful. I like you Sidewalk and if there is a way you can be a better more confident and happy you then I want you to find it. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossa Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I've had some very positive experiences, especially with this one therapist who took a Jungian approach. He moved away, yet looking back, he had a lasting impact. If they give you Thorazine right away, and strap you down to a bed, and the nurse's name is 'Ratched', you'll know you're in the wrong place. Good luck, and keep us posted. Mainly, I've found talk-therapy to work best; SSRIs made me a mess, but individual results may vary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I'd say "don't worry OP" but that'll be impossible. From all the research i've done on therapy though, the first session is really a "get to know each other" kind of thing. It'll be more clinical than anything else. I think it's because in order for insurance and shit to work, there has to be a diagnosis, so they'll basically be looking at that, but it won't be set in stone or anything. Just paperwork. So yeah. Best of luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Are they going to fix your aspergers for ugly singing robots? Because congrats :V Seriously though following you as long as Ive been youve had some weird and crazy issues insanely evident online (and Im not talking about your obsessions, but your panics and overreactions and emotional states) Good to know that you're finally going to get some form of help to be a better person Note: it wont work right away, or soon, or in a lifetime. But that doesnt mean you can every say "well it doesnt work" and write yourself off as never being fixable. Because fuck it we all have to attempt improvement until we're dead, impossible as it may seem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatFanatic Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 1 hour ago, WolfNightV4X1 said: Are they going to fix your aspergers for ugly singing rubutz? Why would that need to be fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 My first session was yesterday. Nothing much happened, I'm going again on Monday. We talked about some things and she played Queen while we talked. I hope this helps in the future, because I really am a broken mess, and all I do is make people despise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: My first session was yesterday. Nothing much happened, I'm going again on Monday. We talked about some things and she played Queen while we talked. I hope this helps in the future, because I really am a broken mess, and all I do is make people despise me. I hope it helps too. Like I said, first session is usually pretty ... not much happens. Keep at it for a bit, and you know, feel each other out. Not all therapists are the right fit for everyone, so don't be afraid to cancel if it isn't working or you two aren't jiving. But you know, give it some time. Wish you the best man. (and I don't despise you if that matters at all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 On June 24, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Sidewalk Surfboard said: My first session was yesterday. Nothing much happened, I'm going again on Monday. We talked about some things and she played Queen while we talked. I hope this helps in the future, because I really am a broken mess, and all I do is make people despise me. Well at least it wasn't Beethoven. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucyfish Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Hey, good luck. It's a good step forward to get a little help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelwell Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Best of luck, Sidewalk! It's great and really important you're getting therapy, especially important that you can admit it and fix things. Not everyone can do that and it's good to hear you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 I went again yesterday. I mentioned how I tend to take things personally, and how I get super angry over very minuscule things and how frequent my moodswings are. She ended up bringing up this idea of a "core belief", a belief that's deeply ingrained inside of you that pops up at certain times and that it makes us fear certain things because it tells us things whether or not they be true. She brought it up because I mentioned I fear abandonment from people I care about, and one of the reasons I said was because I would end up "being as bad as I always imagined". On a brighter note, I brought one of my furbies to this session because she wanted to see it. I also was doodling the whole time, and for some strange reason she thinks I'm a good artist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 44 minutes ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: I also was doodling the whole time, and for some strange reason she thinks I'm a good artist. Because you are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Quite a surprise since you're the last person I'd expect to need a therapist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossa Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 6/28/2016 at 6:53 PM, Sidewalk Surfboard said: I went again yesterday. I mentioned how I tend to take things personally, and how I get super angry over very minuscule things and how frequent my moodswings are. She ended up bringing up this idea of a "core belief", a belief that's deeply ingrained inside of you that pops up at certain times and that it makes us fear certain things because it tells us things whether or not they be true. She brought it up because I mentioned I fear abandonment from people I care about, and one of the reasons I said was because I would end up "being as bad as I always imagined". On a brighter note, I brought one of my furbies to this session because she wanted to see it. I also was doodling the whole time, and for some strange reason she thinks I'm a good artist. Sounds like a pretty good match, so far, and I hope it goes well. I read my therapist some of my more serious poetry, then some of my comical, at times 'yiffy' furry fiction, and he was very encouraging, and also laughed a lot. We tend to make each other laugh a great deal, I'm not sure why, but it's like we have the same dark sense of humor, and I always leave feeling lighter. It's certainly been a big help for me. I mean, I still have my down times, but I'm also still alive, when I thought at times, maybe I would not be, and I've been more optimistic overall, about moving on to a new job, possibly back to Michigan, possibly to South Africa. It can take time, but I hope it gets you out of your emotional rut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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