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Is there a way that you feel so unfulfilled, depressed, anxious, isolated, driven, or out of touch with yourself that nothing seems to help? Perhaps you have tried to fix things on your own, but that hasn't worked. It may be difficult to talk with those around you about what is troubling you. You may feel criticized, misunderstood, inarticulate, or that you are boring or burdening others. You might notice yourself finding unproductive or destructive ways of coping such as withdrawal, denial, addictions, avoidance or by being overly controlling. This is a common misconception. In my experience it is the attempts to deny what is painful that make life difficult. What we try to control, controls us. It is true that particular phases of therapy can be painful, because of the importance of reclaiming feelings that we once had to distance from. But those who go through that process are grateful that they were willing to do so, and experience themselves in new and life-affirming ways.
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