Venting Ending of a Therapy Session.

[Lra888]

I always find it incredibly awkward when a therapy session is coming to an end and the therapist tries to gently force some kind of closure. You know they want to tell the patient "get the fuck out of here" so they can see the next one but they try to be so nice about it. They've just been listening to a person saying that they want to die or whatever and they're like "times up!".

 

[Xerxes]

45 mins is just not enough time. And you leave feeling vulnerable and open. I never liked that feeling.

 

[LiveSlowDieFast]

Another thing that sucks about therapy/counselling is when you're expected to initiate the conversation and you have no clue what to talk about.

 

[Lra888]

45 mins is just not enough time. And you leave feeling vulnerable and open. I never liked that feeling.

45minutes is definitely not long enough. Today I was really open about the horrors of my life -- and then it was over and i was walking down the street wanting to die and trying not to cry. It's very painful to talk about these things. Not sure what I was even hoping for from that - maybe I believed I would feel better if I confided in someone. But no, I feel worse and embarrassed about being so open.

 

[Xerxes]

Also those therapy sessions where it involves family members are always awkward. Now you told them in a controlled environment, family are left scratching their heads going "wtf just happened"

 

[Lra888]

Another thing that sucks about therapy/counselling is when you're expected to initiate the conversation and you have no clue what to talk about.

Awkward silence in therapy is awful. Like I start to get anxious and feel the urge to say anything to get things going. A few weeks ago I told a story about a suicide attempt from years ago (because of course I could not tell her that I'm currently planning suicide) just to have something so talk about.

 

[Jen Erik]

I always find it incredibly awkward when a therapy session is coming to an end and the therapist tries to gently force some kind of closure.

I hate this, because it sounds fake and obvious that it taints what could have been an otherwise okay session.

"Time is just about up" is fine for me, I've even asked for that, but my therapist won't abide or is too stuck in her habit, not sure, and I got tired of asking repeatedly.

 

[Nem]

I hear you. I was seeing a therapist for quite awhile a few times and one I was seeing was really nice to talk with.
She was an awesome therapist and I was seeing her when I was at a very low point and then just started feeling like ctb and kind of stopped seeing her and then well, made a plan to ctb.

That was stupid, I really should've just kept seeing her and kept talking with her. I ended up giving up and planned my death and screwed everything up, everything!!!
Damn I was such an idiot to stop seeing her and end up giving up...then I really ruined my freaking life by planning my death while I was still engaged and fucked the relationship up. Then my life got REALLY shitty, career loss etc. Now I really have to ctb!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[blindstatue]

Yeah it's so stupid. Everytime I went to a therapist I had the same feeling. Time is up and I haven't even had time to start. Felt like I had to prepare my sessions beforehand so I could fit all I wanted to say in an hour, including some shocking statements to let my therapist know that my case was serious.

There's no way I can be honest about how I feel in a setting like that.

 

[TAW122]

When I was in therapy, yeah I often did feel anti-climactic and never really resolved anything that I went in for. The biggest regret I had was wasting my time and energy going through with that back then and stupidly thinking that they must have some magical "advice" which they don't. All they had is a crock of bullshit platitudes, pro-life rhetoric saturated with a fuckton of optimistic poison, and just general garbage.

 

[Lra888]

I hate this, because it sounds fake and obvious that it taints what could have been an otherwise okay session.

"Time is just about up" is fine for me, I've even asked for that, but my therapist won't abide or is too stuck in her habit, not sure, and I got tired of asking repeatedly.

It does taint the session.

Also those therapy sessions where it involves family members are always awkward. Now you told them in a controlled environment, family are left scratching their heads going "wtf just happened"

Do you mean a session with you and your parents talking to the therapist? That sounds bad. I was in the hospital once and my parents were there while the doctor was talking to me and it was horrible. Only happened because I was a minor at the time. In the US once your over 18 they can't tell anyone what's going on.

 

[worldexploder]

For me personally, I'm just glad to get the hell out of there will my prescriptions. I been in therapy for the better part of 30 years so I'm use to the routine.