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Counselling - how long before you see any improvement?

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Boredatwork · 23/11/2006 09:00

Hi all,
I usually lurk around the boards and don't post much.
I have recently started to see a counsellor with my H as our relationship hit rock bottom - no one specific reason, we just forgot how to talk to each other (2 dc and just drifted apart slowly).
Anyway, we have been going a couple of months, which I know is not very long, but still sometimes feel things are not getting any better, and frequently feel like giving up.
It would be helpful if anyone would let me know about their experiences just to help me through the times when I feel it is not worth continuing with it.
Thanks

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LoveMyGirls · 23/11/2006 21:53

we went and it really helped, we havent argued anywhere near as much and when we have we have handled it much better. it took us about a year to finish going i'd say there we improvements within 6 months though.

Boredatwork · 24/11/2006 08:18

Thanks. Just helps to hear how someone else got on. We don't have arguements - we just stop talking and that does not seem to have changed.

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lemonstartree · 24/11/2006 09:36

WE got worse before better. have now been going for 5 months and things re definitely better - but were much worse at times at the beginning Stick with it, in my experience there is a lot of muck to be trawled through before you get out the other side

Boredatwork · 24/11/2006 09:59

Definitely feel like things are worse - but perhaps that is because we have started to say what we really think rather than avoiding the conversation.
Thanks for both your messages and I'll keep persevering.

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lou33 · 24/11/2006 10:06

I went from june to october 05, separated in nov o5

The point with relationship counselling i think, is not that it is going to save your marriage, but it makes you think about if it is something you want to save or not. Ultimately it was too late for me, but it was good in as much as it made me realise which path i wanted to take

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