Will counselling make me crazy?

[mcnoodle]

I have struggled since birth of ds. Took ADs for a while, which definately helped my anxiety, but I think there are some underlying 'ishoo's' that I need to get my head round.

I have found a counsellor who has a special interest in parenting/motherhood. Had an assessment and I liked her. She does a lot of work for NHS, which I found reassuring.

Am generally just a bit sceptical about the value of counselling. Don't want to end up in therapy for years, and come out even more self absorbed than when I went in.

Would be interested in hearing about people's experiences of counselling...

Hmmm, my initial experience was bad - I was forced to go at 18 after taking an overdose, didn't want to be there, hated the counsellor and stopped going after a few sessions as I felt it made me worse.

BUT now, I'm older, wiser (well, am meant to be anyway) and have started having therapy of my own accord. I like my counsellor and, although I know some sessions will not be fun (well, none of them are fun) I look forward to going and feel like I can work through some of my problems...

I think it depends very much on your relationship with your counsellor and state of mind - it does sound as if you are off to a good start with both.

Best of luck

I have had 2 bouts of counselling in the last 10 years,of which i have spent on and off ADs,i must say takign the ADS helped me get along but the episodes of counselling really helped so much more,seemed to clear the air with thinhgs for a good while,also helped me address issues form my younger years too.So very beneficial i found.

I had about 10 sessions with an NHS counsellor after my 2nd mc last year - I found it really helpful to be able to say things without fear of upsetting the ones I love. I was able to talk through how to deal with things ... I honestly feel that my recovery from the mcs wouls have been a lot slower without the intervention of the counsellor.

If your trust the counsellor, and keep reviewing where your counselling is going - which a good counsellor should do as a matter of course, then go for it - and good luck.

I had counselling a few years back, and was very sceptical beforehand.

I found it a very painful experience indeed, but there was no way I'd have got over the issues involved without it. It took a few sessions for me to be able to trust the counsellor and open up to her.

I think it does make you very self-absorbed when you are doing it, but that is part of the process of dealing with things and moving on.

Good luck!