Before Overt
I have tried multiple therapists before and I keep trying to find one in my budget. I went to a group session once at a clinic near my house and I really enjoyed it so I asked if any of their therapists were taking clients. I started seeing one that really worked for me and I felt actually comfortable with. I switched insurances at the age of 26 and it became more expensive so I started seeing her less. She eventually had to drop me as a client because I couldn’t make regular sessions. I started going back to her and made therapy a priority in my life as I was struggling with Anxiety and depression that was starting to effect my personal life, my work, and my relationships. I have been able to kind of make them work but I am struggling to make these payments as my partner has started going to school and my student loan payments are going to start back up soon. I already am living off debt at the moment and really trying to make it work but its really difficult to make your life work when you need therapy but you can’t pay for therapy without doing well in life. I have very few friends left as I have cut myself off to one, not ruin those relationships too much, and two because I can’t afford to do many things with them anyways. My mental health has been a struggle for years and I would really like to make sure that I stay on top of it without making everything else worse.
During Overt
Since I started coming to therapy, I have felt like I can be more open about things. There are a lot of things I have not wanted to talk about before but not feel more comfortable doing so.
In this most recent session I liked that I had good things to bring in and it wasn’t that everything was awful. I liked that I felt like I was improving.
I really liked my most recent session and I felt really good about it – I feel like I have been able to start applying things in my actual every day life and it’s been helpful.
My therapist recommended I try some medication and it’s been quite helpful – I am optimistic that this will be a good thing for me.
After Overt
I have taken steps to get on medication that has helped. I appreciate my therapist helping me with this and I am optimistic it will help. I’ve also learned to be patient with myself and my healing process.
Before Overt I was not comfortable asking for help and help like a burden. I learned that it’s ok to accept help and admit you’re not ok to others.