Anyone here in therapy?

dontbedenied · 2017-07-07T23:57:02+00:00

I did a self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy thing online (Google MoodGym). ~~It's free~~ It used to be free but is still cheap and was fairly effective in helping me to understand certain anxieties I had, and a lot of it actually falls right square into the same type of material as NMMNG on the mindset side.

Edit: /u/WhaleMilker is correct. It used to be free, but it's not now.

AwakenedSovereign · 2017-07-08T05:12:51+00:00

I'm angling to get into therapy once my new work insurance kicks in. I tried it a couple times before and the results were meh.

Now though I think I kind of have more of an idea of what my problems are.. other than woe is me why does life suck.

I need to work on my attachment issues, IE tendency to dive head-first and waist deep into oneitis. I figure it has something to do with my mother's passing, feeling guilty, and clinging to my GF at the time like the last liferaft on the titanic.

Also need to do a fair bit of work on self-acceptance. Objectively, I live a pretty decent life and I'm an awesome guy. But I can be very, very hard on myself, and fuck myself up big time by putting myself down. The difference is night-and-day vs. when I choose to be more optimistic and manifest good things.

1Pink1Stink · 2017-07-08T00:03:05+00:00

Good call on getting a male therapist. It's always good to get another perspective.

Smigg_e · 2017-07-08T10:49:43+00:00

Fuck yeah. Very much so. My anxiety has been almost depleted and my depression lingers but I know how to handle it and recognize it for what it is and I'm not the piece of shit I thought I was. On the other hand bringing up all these bullshit things I taught myself to forget has caused me to act a little crazier than I might have back when. That's okay though. Emotional and physical trauma doesn't go away. The only way to correct it is to face it and get better. If you're fucked in the head like I was and am than stick with it. It gets better. I've never felt so good.

Westernhagen · 2017-07-08T04:19:41+00:00

Most male therapists are beta white-knight types though. Any feedback they give you on women / plates will probably be extremely bluepill. I'd expect them to have a low opinion of TRP ideas.

Title	Anyone here in therapy?
Author	squirreldentist
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Date	July 7, 2017 11:53 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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