therapist, have you ever? Options

[jackizzle]

So I have a question- go figure eh? How many of you go to-or have seen- a therpist. Therpist, shrink whatever. And if you don't mind saying what for and/or how long... I just really thought about wondering how many people are in my shoes.

I'll start: Yes, and for depression haha.


kayyyyy go!

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

When I was younger yes; for anxiety and family issues. It's very easy to lie to a therapist, which I think was some of the reason I stopped going. They didn't really help... I found it easier to go about things my own way rather than the way a stranger suggested.

[*mishyerr*]

When I was depressed and a cutter, my mom sent me to meet one, but I never went back. shrug*

[lojay]

Kind of. I see an in school counselor every Friday with a handful of other girls to talk about our weekly dilemmas with our alcoholic parents. This is my second year in it. The counselors influanced me to seek outside help/a therapist but I don't really have enough time outside my 2 jobs and schoolwork, etc. to see a therapist.

[HakunaMatata]

I find counselors to be helpful. They're a certain seriousness to the situation with talking to them that lets me let things out more easily.

[kimmytree]

^ I wish my school actually had a counselor.

I've never seen a therapist, but I'm starting to think I need to for my social anxiety. I've never actually been diagnosed or been to a doctor for it, but I know my parents will never put me on meds. So therapy is probably my only option.

[iGio]

I haven't seen one but these research people who questioned me recommended i go see one for axiety and my self consiounceness

[alysaphobia]

yes, after the asian tsunami of 2004.

[cupcakex]

I've seen a few, but none of them seem to help.

[multifaceted]

I've been to a psychologist.

Because my mom made me tag along on her weekly visits on her so-called family issues.

[tokyo-rose]

No, I've never been to a therapist.

[elaboratedream]

I've been going to shrinks for almost two years now. They want to put me into "residential" meaning locking me up in a mental hospital for at least a year.
but if they try to do that, I'll kill them. Give them a f**king reason to lock me up. I'm not insane, they're just stupid.

[Joss-eh-lime]

i went once, to a counselor with my dad cuz we fight a lot.
it turned out that my dad was the one with the problems =/
and we never went back

[cori-catastrophe]

nope. i used to go to my counselor though.
it never helped.
i should have a therapist. but i don't.
i wouldn't tell anyone very much anyways. i don't trust people.

[falsetigerlimbs]

I saw one briefly when I was about seven, and I've been seeing one since I was 12 until now. (I'm nearly 20)

When I was seven I saw one just because I was a really bad kid. But it was honestly just because I was a lot smarter than the other kids my age and I was frustrated.

When I was in middle school it was because I would have violent outbursts and just go into a rage.

In high school I became depressed.

And I see one now for depression/drug abuse.

[shortnsweet88]

I never have but I would really like to...because it seems like it would be relaxing to be able to just talk it out lol.

[*jeanna*]

yeah for like 1.5 years. he would come by my house 2 times a week then 1 time a week. he was really cool and attractive.. lol so it was more comfortable. we still talk through myspace or something if he checks up on me.

[xhidethedetails]

Yep I go, I've been going for half a year now.
I really like my therapist so I don't mind going half the time.

[RAWRstephishere]

My english teacher made me see my school consoler for writing "depressing poems."

It was really stupid. I just nodded and smiled the whole time and she let me leave.

[Sandraaa]

I have never been to a therapist although I think it'll do me a lot of good. I have so many things I need to let out.

[livwho]

I read this title as "The Rapist".

[ersatz]

I probably need one nowadays...

I had one all the time till I was around 15. I stopped going because the new one I had gotten told me I had control issues because I crossed a highway with my friends (I just wanted to get to Walmart, which was on the other side) and that I was angry and wrong because I was atheist, and that was the cause of all my problems. I didn't like her and then we just never got another one cause we didn't have the money. I don't think I even needed one then, but currently, I haven't been doing so hot...

[MissFits]

Um. I went to a therapist a few times.
Once when a friend of mine died in a car accident.

Once for a few minutes the day after my dad died. I just couldn't take it, so I got up, I ran out the door, and I just ran. I felt WAY better after running then that therapist could have ever made me feel.

Once at school when I was 6 because my friend got neck eaten by a dog.

I saw my school counselor once every other week because I went to an alternative school, but she and I didn't talk. I hated her so much.