Therapy

Identify a problem:

"After my first psychotherapy appt i'm feeling distressed. I feel like I don't know if it's the right thing for me. Also I'm worried it's going to make me dip in my recovery. I'm at a point where things are 'ok' for hours at a time and I've never been like that before. I have had to live hour by hour or half hour by half hour at a time for the last few years. I am able to go out for a coffee and concentrate on the kids for a while instead of my thoughts beating me up. I am so worried that this will make me more broken than I already am."

How it this problem an opportunity for growth?

"Dealing with this and going with the sessions and suggestions from my psychotherapist will allow me to change 'the problems'in my life. I will finally address the fact I constantly distract or avoid dealing with my emotions or past experiences. Even when in units or crisis treatment I'm never dealing with it. I muddle through and get through it but it's never fully through working hard or going through the processes that I should. I feel now it's an opportunity for growth by going through the right process and actually facing the facts full on."

How do you choose to respond?

"I choose to respond to the situation by attending my sessions and continuing to do my work and committing to getting better. I'm doing this for a better life for myself and my family. My values I can use are my determination and my ability to organise myself and my family so I can commit to treatment and the work involved. I can use my strengths of been able to learn and willing to change the problem. I have strengths of been able to do things when I put my mind to it.I have a new strength of been able to take criticism which will be a massive part of therapy. I'm not always going to like what I hear. It's going to be a massive learning curve. But it's learning for the better road ahead."