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I’m starting to get a lot of recommendations of joining therapy and before I embarrass myself by going through all of that can someone tell me what exactly occurs? For context I am a man who has simply “dealt with it” my entire life
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Anonymous 3w

You kinda walk in and a couple things happen. First you kinda get an intake. Ask you things about what you want out of therapy, what you struggle with, etc. you might have a risk assessment like I did. Be honest up to your comfort ability. For example I told my therapist I have debilitating suicidal ideations but no intent or plan for doing it. Don’t worry if your therapist is good they won’t send you to hospital for just thinking it. Then you kinda just talk. Try to fix things as you see fit

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Anonymous 3w

In addition to what others have said, don’t be afraid to “date around” for a therapist. If you don’t feel like a great match, move on to the next.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

Don’t be scared to run the show though. You can say what is working and doesn’t (this is how you get the best from it). My biggest advice is if there is ever something that you don’t want to share or aren’t comfortable simply tell them. Also go into it with an open mind this isn’t a fix all solution. It’s a I hear and see these patterns in your life here are some ways we can try to move through them. Hope this helps

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

If I’m already emotionally intelligent, I know what I do wrong, why I do it, what it stems from, what I could/should do instead.. will it still be beneficial? I don’t want someone to just tell me things I already know, but I’m not opposed to solutions to problems or something similar I just don’t want to be told obvious things I’ve had my entire life to already know

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I am as well. So for me I had a therapist that would legit just give me space to talk about shit that I couldn’t talk about to anyone and occasionally would say. Things like “you do hear yourself right now right” and then offer a couple coping strategies. But for me it was just saying things. Now I have a therapist that’s very “what do you want to fix today” and I legit say to her. “Idk not much right now I kinda just want to yap for a sec about what I think is going on then you offer me support

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

Advocate for what you need type things yk

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

This type of awareness of your issues but inability to actually work on them is exactly the moment you should seek therapy

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

I wouldn’t say I have an inability to work on them, I simply don’t see a benefit in being different

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