Discussion Therapy sucks, surprise surprise!

[SpencerSees]

It ain't working, man. I know I should be oatient because "getting better takes time" but with the amount of money this bullshit costs you'd expect at least a small improvement, or some kinda fucking medicine. But nope. This woman still doesn't take me seriously. She keeps repeating how normal my experiences are for people my age, when i feel like anything but normal. Today, after we spent 35 painful minutes talking about what i should do with my life I dropped it to her that i'm not sure if i'll make it to the next session. To which she laughed. Cool beans, thanks ma'am.

Share your shitty therapy experiences below if you want idk.

 

[luisamanequim]

Hi! I'm currently in therapy (psychologist and psychiatrist) for a couple years now, and I had some really shitty experiences and even gave up on treatment for a couple years but then my mother forced me to try again and I had shitty experiences AGAIN, but eventually I found amazing professionals that helped me until now. From mine and my family experience I believe that you have to keep searching to find the perfect match for you, we can't forget that the professionals are still humans and they can be shitty people, like your therapist, I recommend you search for another professional until you find the one. Good luck!

 

[WAITING TO DIE]

All my therapy experiences were a sick joke, yet the most ridiculous one was when I was in a psych ward and they gave me a colouring book and some crayons. Probably some kind of " art therapy " I guess.
I told one of my captors to go shove the crayons up his asshole.

 

[Mr.Tristesse]

Cash or credit?

 

[SpencerSees]

Hi! I'm currently in therapy (psychologist and psychiatrist) for a couple years now, and I had some really shitty experiences and even gave up on treatment for a couple years but then my mother forced me to try again and I had shitty experiences AGAIN, but eventually I found amazing professionals that helped me until now. From mine and my family experience I believe that you have to keep searching to find the perfect match for you, we can't forget that the professionals are still humans and they can be shitty people, like your therapist, I recommend you search for another professional until you find the one. Good luck!

Honestly, it's great to hear stories like that. I'm really happy it worked out for you at the end! :)

I'll see how this goes and look for someone else maybe.

 

[R_N]

I wish I could at least refund my money if not health from psychiatry.

I would be able to spend that money on hobbies more.

 

[SpencerSees]

All my therapy experiences were a sick joke, yet the most ridiculous one was when I was in a psych ward and they gave me a colouring book and some crayons. Probably some kind of " art therapy " I guess.
I told one of my captors to go shove the crayons up his asshole.

As you should LMAO

Art therapy worked better for me, but that's not really coloring with crayons... I think they just wanted some "calming activities" for the patients (AKA treating them like 5 year olds, wards love to do that)

 

[R_N]

All my therapy experiences were a sick joke, yet the most ridiculous one was when I was in a psych ward and they gave me a colouring book and some crayons. Probably some kind of " art therapy " I guess.
I told one of my captors to go shove the crayons up his asshole.

Based.

 

[asian.neet]

All my therapy experiences were a sick joke, yet the most ridiculous one was when I was in a psych ward and they gave me a colouring book and some crayons. Probably some kind of " art therapy " I guess.
I told one of my captors to go shove the crayons up his asshole.

God that reminds me of this photo of DBT aka brainwashing, from partial hospitalization. Especially #1 on the exercise it sounds like something from a cult

 

[SpencerSees]

God that reminds me of this photo of DBT aka brainwashing. Especially #1 on the exercise it sounds like something from a cult

NAWWW, that's actual brainwashing...
At my first therapy place, i got a schedule for a "happy day", which I was supposed to follow for 2 weeks. Included stuff like "Think about good things for AN HOUR"

 

[Life_and_Death]

she wasnt my therapist but i went up to the hospital for my eating disorder. the doctor said i was fine (even thought when i was at home my blood pressure was down around 70/40, at thats just 1 symptom). he sent me to the mental health section and all she did was blame me for my abuse and bullshit. i walked out of there feeling worse and more suicidal than when i went in.
the only thing that saved me is myself and the years of therapy work ive been doing without idiots like her. ive never had a single one help me, ive done more work by myself just googling therapy sheets

 

[WAITING TO DIE]

NAWWW, that's actual brainwashing...
At my first therapy place, i got a schedule for a "happy day", which I was supposed to follow for 2 weeks. Included stuff like "Think about good things for AN HOUR"

Yes, think about good things for an hour and all your problems will go away. This really works, I'm cured now, I really am lmao.
I had a similar happy day too, its laughable how they treat us like children in Kindergarten.

 

[Beyond_Repair]

I'm sorry, that's seriously effed up. The one person who is supposed to at least pretend to show compassion, can't even do that.

Back when I was seeing a therapist, after about a year of getting to know her, I finally felt comfortable with sharing some stuff about my childhood with her. When I told her my mom threatened to kill herself to me when I was eight, my therapist laughed too. This same therapist also kept coming up with excuses for my parents when I disclosed other traumatic experiences from my childhood.

I gave up shortly after that :)

 

[SpencerSees]

Yes, think about good things for an hour and all your problems will go away. This really works, I'm cured now, I really am lmao.
I had a similar happy day too, its laughable how they treat us like children in Kindergarten.

she wasnt my therapist but i went up to the hospital for my eating disorder. the doctor said i was fine (even thought when i was at home my blood pressure was down around 70/40, at thats just 1 symptom). he sent me to the mental health section and all she did was blame me for my abuse and bullshit. i walked out of there feeling worse and more suicidal than when i went in.
the only thing that saved me is myself and the years of therapy work ive been doing without idiots like her. ive never had a single one help me, ive done more work by myself just googling therapy sheets

Honestlz it's so fucked up how they treat people with VERY obvious issues, and abuse victims. Don't even get me started on those "tough love" therapists, who literally tell you that it's your fault you were SAd as a kid because you didn't tell anyone the first time it happened.

At this point i'm also considering quitting all together...

I'm sorry, that's seriously effed up. The one person who is supposed to at least pretend to show compassion, can't even do that.

Back when I was seeing a therapist, after about a year of getting to know her, I finally felt comfortable with sharing some stuff about my childhood with her. When I told her my mom threatened to kill herself to me when I was eight, my therapist laughed too. This same therapist also kept coming up with excuses for my parents when I disclosed other traumatic experiences from my childhood.

I gave up shortly after that :)

EXACTLY how my therapist is holy shit.

That's so messed up, i don't even know how any sane person could react like that. Don't they go to school to learn about empathy n such? People like them are why so many of us give up on ever getting better.

 

[tiger b]

Sounds like she was trying to build rapport as a first session...and bombed.

From what I make of it, some seem to have only one approach to therapy - or they can't switch gears quick enough to adapt to the client.

Why not just be real, first or foremost?

 

[gbi2]

One therapist said to me "You've got to start doing things for yourself". Yeah, Like I just woke up one day and thought "I'm gonna try and see if I can get away with not doing any of my responsibilities and see what happens".
She then said "You need to start writing things down. To which I explained that I'm 50. I know about the concept of writing things down so we don't forget them, but what happens when, despite you writing something down, you still get it wrong.
She later (well, the call was about 10 minutes) said I"You told me something different last time" and I tried to explain that I didn't say something different last time. I was explaining what I had just explained, but she interupted when I was mid response and asked another question, which I then had to answer, but forgot to say later there was something I hadn't finished. Had she have just listened she would have heard that my answer was the opposite to what she concluded.

Then on the next call she said "You need to start writing things down, stick then on the front door or something".Sheeesh, I had to explainagain "But what happens when that stops working, You are one step behind and if you don't catch up you cant help me".

Another person I speak to from the 'Wellbeing team' is great, understands a lot and is even explaining what si going on in my head, and it makes sense. But she is only someone who refers me to others for help, not give me direct help herself.

I even had an appointment with someone at the job centre whos houdl be helping me get another job. Pretty much everything he said showed they are seeing cause and effect the wrong way around.

I'm not someone who needs encouagemnet or motivation. I have an idea for a website and app that ultimately could help with managing fish stocks. I didn't think of that because there is money at the end of it. I thought of it because the idea came and I can see the wider reward for others. I expect no pay from doing the project. That is self motivation. The problem is, I can't shake the momeories or injustice of what I have been though so I can't get though depression and whatever else to be able to focus on the project. I am perfectly fine to do a full time job and work on this in my own time but I can need a full time job where I am not abused in so I don't go home feeling like killing myself. It shouldn't be something you need help in finding.