Do you get frustrated in therapy?

I go over many anxieties and fears that are making my life very small. I feel hopeless and hanging by a thread, and have shared that fact too. When discussing traumas and subsequent fears that hold me back, because the therapist mainly just nods, I am always the one to try to find any healing tips or challenge my fear out loud. And I'm thinking, isn't my therapist supposed to challenge my thoughts at least sometimes??? I am there for input too, besides just sharing my fears or issues.

They did say to keep doing positive things I enjoy, but it's a Very blanketed statement. I really need some more reflection on my issues than only one line.
Do you ever feel that way?

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MayorOfCrushtown · M

Sounds like you have a lazy therapist who wants to be paid just for showing up.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@MayorOfCrushtown And while I appreciate the occasional positive idea, it's very occasionally. I need strategies on how to tackle this crippling disorder. And other days they are taking out a nail file 😶 It was only for a minute but ... Still. And, they dismissed me trying to apply disability completely , despite me saying how chronic this is, Bec I 'talk regular ' and will 'probably' be rejected. I think I need someone who is more interactive... thanks

MayorOfCrushtown · M

@Coralmist there is a school of thought among psychologists that think that people can just figure out their own solutions if they just talk them through. And if that’s really the case, then you can save your money because they just basically talked themselves right out of a job. I am lucky because my anxiety can be managed with medication. How long have you dealt with anxiety ?

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@MayorOfCrushtown I've had chronic anxiety nearly twenty years 😢 I'm really wary and anxious about going on meds...theres anxiety for ya, ugh. Yeah that really feels like a super easy black and white notion, that simply them listening, is going to provide actual real solution or help. It doesn't unfortunately..not for more severe fears I've had.
Do you take meds daily or just if anxiety is creeping in , as neede

MayorOfCrushtown · M

@Coralmist I take it daily. It’s helped quite a bit.