Had a revelation today... (LONG)

[Crankin]

Keep looking! My experience is that a Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has a private practice may tend to be more down to earth than PhD shrinks.
Just my personal experience and opinion.

[tulip]

A therapist helped me a whole lot over the last few years. She is a LCSW. Sammy, she's in DC and that's a little far for you, but if she was closer I'd give you her name. Really helped me alot.

[indysteel]

I had good luck with an LCSW, too. I can't tell you how much it's changed my life.

It's hard work for sure and really only works if you commit to being honest with your therapist, which means being honest with yourself of course. That can mean going to some scary, embarrassing, sad, lonely places. It's so worth it though.

About two years into therapy, I had a weekend getaway with some college friends. One of them shared with us that she felt "hopeless." As she was talking, I realized with a certain degree of surprise that I SO didn't feel the same way. I once had, but not anymore. Nothing outward in my life had really changed all that much, but my sense of control and empowerment radically had. It was quite the ah ha moment.

[ASammy1]

Thanks tulip, crankin, and indysteel for your support. I thought you would all like to know that I have an appt with a LCSW next week

[tulip]

Whoo-hoo! I was really nervous before my first appointment, but a friend told me to just be honest and say why I'm there. I got that out right at the beginning, and it was fine from then on out. Great job!

[ASammy1]

I'm starting to get nervous about my appt. It's one thing to go on the internet anonymously and admit your issues, but it's a whole new ball game to sit in front of a perfect stranger and tell them how screwed up you are

On a positive note, my creative juices are flowing today and I plan on hitting up Michael's today for some new photography backgrounds.

[Crankin]

Just be yourself. And be open to discussing things that you might have never thought about as being significant.

[letsride89]

i'm praying for you!!!

for what its worth...you are so worth it....

we all are!!!

[ASammy1]

i'm praying for you!!!

for what its worth...you are so worth it....

we all are!!!

Thank you! I need the prayers right now...