Therapy Sessions

Hi, I have tried about 6 different therapists before. I never liked it. It felt like a rip off. So then I tried free therapy and it seemed better, but it still seemed kind of pointless in a way.

I'd rather get out there and try something else... just do something positive and constructive.

Anyone else hear what I'm saying?

I do not want to go down the therapy route because I just hate sitting there and paying so much money like that. For a $100 per hour session I could spend on healthy clothes or shoes or food to make me feel good.

Now... what do I do... volunteer? meetup.com? church?

All I know is that therapy feels like a cesspool of pooped emotions leeching into the walls of the therapy room, like the vibes went into the leather couch and attach to your session like a communicable disease....

Maybe I should do online dating again or when I'm ready. Something needs to be done. Or start swimming more, fishing, boating, ride a bike, jump rope, anything but Thetapy, you know?

Just not the therapist...

And I realized this the other night I was searching online for a Career Counselor. I think visiting a pro about guiding my career and options is a really really good idea! But - the Therapist where you go in, sit on the couch, belly ache, talk too much, pay a crazy amount of money and leave needing a drink... No way. That's no way to go through life.

No thank you...

I don't need that racket

I will keep my self-respect in tact

Hmmm. I guess I have some mixed feelings about what you posted.

I do not think a life coach is a bad idea, but however, that industry is not well-regulated, and there are some people out there who just tell you what you want to hear, and they take their money anyways.

I know you think that you feel that therapy was a waste for you, but is it possible that maybe you felt like drinking afterwards because you were making progress into things that hurt or were meaningful to you? I myself started therapy as free association/psychotherapy last summer 2010, and I can honestly say that it took me 3-4 months to quit driveling about things that didn't matter, then after developing trust in my therapist, we finally began getting into the meat and potatoes. And since then, I know I can't move forward without working through things with her.


But I respect your position, and wish you only the best in your journey!


AMP