Your experiences with counselling

[TheGirlWithTheFeatherTat]

Sorry my phone won't let me choose where to post this.

This is related to a post I put up yesterday. After years and years (I'm in my 30s) I feel like it's the right time to go for counselling. I grew up extremely unhappy as my parents argued nonstop and finally splt up when we I was in my teens. I got on on ok my Dad but was never close to my mum and in my eyes she emotionally neglected me. After initially posting about this ive made the first steps to get counselling. What were your experiences of counselling with those who have had similar feelings, were you able to feel some peace and deal with day to day things better? What type of counselling did you get and for how long? I'd say I have long term issues that have not been addressed related to stress and anxiety

I think counselling can be very positive but please don't expect this to be a quick process.

I recommend you read the book Counselling for Toads. It's based on The Wind in the Willow and explains the counselling process.

I had counselling for grief however my counsellor explored my relationship with my Mother and that explained a lot of the relationship with the deceased.

Best of luck on your journey.

Some good experiences, some bad and at times I felt that the therapist was not really understanding what I was trying to say or maybe I was just not clear enough with him about what was happening.

You might find the work of Jonice Webb on childhood emotional neglect helpful OP, drjonicewebb.com/

Best of luck with everything.

I started counseling when I was 28, after years of physical/sexual/emotional abuse. I left my narc husband and decided I better do some work on me. I am now 38 and I still see my counselor on and off. I suffered at the hands of my mum, dad, countless family members and "Friends" of my mother and had a lot of unravelling to do. Its been aong, ugly, happy, scary, hateful, sad, crazy road but it has ensured my new relationship has stayed strong and we have a beautiful DS. I would not have that, had it not been for counseling. It is far from easy and my journey is not yet over, but I can't recommend it enough. Just be prepared. It's not pleasant and it's hard work facing up to everything. But at least you can own it all. And be at peace with certain parts of you.