Please advise: I would like to start therapy, but I don't know what to say

I have a lot to unload, and I don't know where to begin or what I should and shouldn't tell a therapist or anything like that. I don't want to say a bunch of stuff and immediately get misunderstood for communicating poorly/unexpectedly. I want to make the right impression so that my experience with the therapist doesn't become a shitshow that I can't recover from.

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

There's no right or wrong way. Just be yourself. The therapist will ask you questions, too

Loser · 26-30, M

@uncalled4 I've never met someone that I felt understood me as a person. I don't think that I'm a relatable guy. The odds seem high that a therapist isn't going to get it if I just [i]be myself[/i].

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@Loser Therapist isn't there to relate. Therapist is there to help you find clarity. You're not making a friend, though they may be friendly.

Loser · 26-30, M

@uncalled4 How are they supposed to clear up things for someone that they don't understand?

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@Loser They will recognize patterns. They know how the mind works. Seeing a therapist, as I have on and off, has always helped.

Loser · 26-30, M

@uncalled4 Seeing a therapist has only ever alienated me further in the past

WizardOfAahs · 46-50, M

@Loser you should not go to a therapist if you don’t want to go

Loser · 26-30, M

@WizardOfAahs I'm really struggling and I don't know what else to do

WizardOfAahs · 46-50, M

@Loser psych can write you an Rx for drug

Loser · 26-30, M

@WizardOfAahs I do not want any drugs

WizardOfAahs · 46-50, M

@Loser you are really stuck. Can’t go to therapy. Don’t want psych drug...