Stay with new therapist?

So I began seeing her back in January. I have been with her nearly 4 months. She is positive and kind and empathic...but doesn't SAY much to me about my issues. If I talk about having no self esteem from decades of horrible abuse, instead of asking further questions or brainstorming NEW ways I can view myself..she mainly agrees or nods. To most issues. I talk for 45 out of 50 minutes. She will offer typically one line towards the end that I find positive. But with the level of anxiety that has made my life stuck..I need more than one line really in 50 minutes. However I am so stuck I just grasp at that one thought and am grateful for it anyways. But to try to find ANOTHER therapist is daunting. To start my story AGAIN with someone new; It can feel exhausting sometimes. Would you just ask directly for tips or possibly find another fit?

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JoyfulSilence · 51-55, M

I know what it is like having to explain my medical history over and over. When I was in the hospital and rehab, there was a rotation of doctors and nurses, and although they had information on a computer, I still had to repeat a lot. Even question their treatment.

Like one person agreed to stop a drug that was no longer needed and causing problems, then another person gave it to me later because the computer still said so. It was so annoying. Please update the computer record! Later I found they kept giving me the drug, but under a different, generic name. I was like, WTF? After that I started questioning all my drugs.

I was on one the past four weeks: awful enemas. They seemed to make things worse at times. Then I got sick for other reasons, and paused the last three doses. When I recoved, I said to hell with it, I am done with enemas. I tossed out the last three bottles.

I want my old life back! I am sick of all this medical attention.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@JoyfulSilence I agree doctors really need to update the next nurse or doctor..and the patient is ill..they don't have the energy to keep retelling their whole history..ughh. they did it to my sister in the hospiral too.

JoyfulSilence · 51-55, M

@Coralmist

What was worse was having my father visit or call. He would interrogate me like I was on trial. I could not recall what people said. If a nurse or doctor were present I would just hand them the phone. They found him annoying, too.

I tried harder to remember what people said just to get my father off my back. He was helping me with stuff so I had to be nice. But he caused me unnecessary stress. I just wanted to sleep, he wanted medical reports.