Posted by Nathan_Arizona on June 3, 2007, at 14:32:03
In reply to I am absolutely petrified of therapy, posted by Meri-Tuuli on June 3, 2007, at 12:08:37
It can help, and having a good therapist can help, but looking back on my time in therapy, it's largely up to you.
I think if you go in expecting this to be an easy fix, then I wouldn't even bother.
The biggest thing that therapy helped me to do was to understand how my past was directly influencing my present behavior. I also was able to develop a stable relationship with my therapist that helped to heal a lot of wounds.
It takes a lot of patience, a certain amount of courage, and you might even get worse before you get better.
I'm not perfect, but things are much much much better for me now than before therapy.
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