inconsistent feelings~
Hello!
I've been thinking about going to therapy for a while now, but the way I am feelings is extremly weird. A while back I had some self-harm issues. My parents wanted me to go thearpay. I thought as well that would be the best option at the time, but the more I thought about it the better I felt and I ended up completly stopping with self-harm.
After that like 1 or 2 months later I had/have a lot of probelms with obsessive thoughts, usually accompanied by depressive episodes. I thought to myself "okay thats it I need professional help." And then the same thing happend again. I feel much better now and I have no obsessive thoughts or anything like that for the past 4-5 days, I used to have them every day.
It always seems like that when I want to go to thearpy my conditions gets way better. It's like my brain really doesn't want to go to thearpy. The problem I have is that I kinda don't want to go now, because it kinda feels like "cheating" Like going to the doctores when you are not sick, if that makes sense. Like Id only feel like wasting time.
Has anyone ever experienced this? I'd like to have some advice maybe.
Regardless thank you for reading and I which you a wonderfull day!
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Hey @Violet_Weasel
It's so great to hear that you're putting your wellbeing first and thinking about seeing a therapist. That can be a scary step for some people, so well done for recognising when you'd benefit from some support.
I can totally understand feeling like you're 'cheating' when thinking about seeing a therapist when you're feeling better. But it's important to remember that support isn't just about helping you in a crisis, it's about working through things when you're feeling ok too. Therapy is there to support you and work to help you reduce the times you get to those more intense times. So I definitely recommend organising an appointment whenever you're ready to 😊
