From the article: How to Talk to a Therapist
Talking to therapist can be difficult for those with SAD. Opening up to a stranger and sharing feelings and emotions can be scary and anxiety provoking. How do you handle talking to a therapist? Share Your Experiences
SAD
- I think I have SAD but I am not sure. I have just started seeing a counselor and had my first session yesterday. There was so much I wanted to tell her and had it all planned out in my head, but when I went in I felt under pressure to please my counselor, to make her think nicely of me. I did manage to discuss some of the things that bother me but not what I had planned to open up about! The counselor is a lovely woman from what I have met of her but I get freaked out when someone is hanging on every word I say, I just kept smiling at her, she probably thought this is a waste of time. I know I need help though I just don't know if I can open up to her or anyone really the way I need to! I feel ashamed about a lot and I don't want her to think badly of me! Is it just normal jittery nerves at the beginning of therapy or what?
- —Guest cant9le5
I am pretty open.
- I am not fully comfortable talking about some topics. Especially topics where I know I am wrong or participated in causing an issue. I feel like a child then. I have always had a hard time admitting I was wrong (out loud) even when I know I am wrong and when I know I played a part in the negative situation. I am fully open about physical personal issues though. I really like my therapist, she is perhaps my only fully trusted friend. Is that appropriate?
- —pkd88
