Is therapy a waste of time?

[Uncounted1846]

I've been doing DBT for three sessions so far. I've not noticed any improvements to my depression or suicidal thoughts. The supervisor for my therapist suggested more therapy as a solution to my active thoughts.

I just had my first session with the secondary therapist. He spent most of the session talking and it makes me feel so tired. He ended the session by telling me my life sounds awful. This is after asking me why bother with therapy after two plus decades of continuous therapy. Good question. Am I wasting my time Sasu? My CTB date is coming up anyway. Why am I even bothering.

 

[tvc15]

im not trying to discourage you from getting therapy if you want it, but i've personally never benefited from it, and none of the people i've talked to who are also seriously disordered have either. if anything, it's made me worse, because it made me realize there really is no "help" out there, whenever you express the things that actually bother you you're threatened with hospitalization. it can sometimes be good if you struggle with black and white thinking and can't describe your emotions or why you feel that way. but the psychiatric industry fucking sucks and is mostly just trying to leech as much as they can off mentally ill people while virtue signaling

 

[Uncounted1846]

That's the curious thing. I spent an hour with this man and I left feeling worse than when I went in. It seems to be a pattern for me. It makes me feel like therapy can't help my broken brain. Where are we supposed to go for support when the people I'm paying for support don't seem to give a fuck how their words impact me.

 

[silent wraith]

Hi , therapy doesn't always really help but sometimes it is more about listening to advices they might give you and still trying. It is draining yes , I understand but it is always better than nothing. Some people might have to go to therapy their whole life only to survive but those people are fighters.
And you are still here so far , therefore...you are fighter too , good luck on your way honey ‍

 

[iset]

I can really recommend going to therapy. Even if you dont see results within short time, it means a lot to open up and just talk to someone who listens and does not judge.