Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
Prior to my autism diagnosis I had around 8 sessions with a CBT therapist which I think did more harm than good. It was as a result of this that I saw a psychiatrist which set me on my journey to a diagnosis.
Since then I have been seeing a therapist who uses a “people centred approach”, which seems to largely involve her asking me how I feel about things.
I’ve had around a dozen sessions now and while the first few were cathartic, I now feel I’m at an impasse. This approach isn’t helping me find any solutions or move my life forward and I’m starting to panic a little, feeling that there is no hope.
Have any of you had a more positive experience of therapy, and if so was it a specific kind of therapy?
i got reffered to a work therapy thing through my work, but that was useless and i didnt want to speak to them anyway, talking doesnt work.
I find talking therapy wasn't very helpful either. I get so anxious around people and one of my biggest problems is actually talking to people. . . the therapist I spoke to wasn't very helpful and promised she would help cure my autism.
That's been my only experience of therapy so far. I'm hoping next time will be a lot better and more successful.
That's a legal and moral obligation, and it's not like it really covers anything other than really extreme situations.
If you say "I'm going to kill myself tomorrow" (or similar about someone else), then yeah, they can't just leave you to get on with it. It's not like they'll call the police or get you sectioned just because you talk about feeling suicidal or whatever though.
yeah and they seem to all say a thing to put you off just before you connect anyway, such as how if you say anything that may think you might be a harm to yourself they will report you.... like, congratulations, i now will never open up and dont want to say anything because anything i say you just said youd call the cops on me for potential self harm if i discuss actual mental health issues lol