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I don't mind folks know I see a pshrink, a psychiatrist. And I've been seeing therapists in general and her in specific long enough to have this question for everyone...
Is it just me or does anyone else notice their symptoms (depression, anxiety, etc etc) tend to improve a bit just before a session? It happens to me and sometimes I find it so frustrating!!!
I'd rather my appointment coincided with my worst days, does that make sense to anyone? It's easier for me to describe my inner torments if I'm going through them as I speak. Like when I go this week I'll still be anxious and depressed, just not as anxious and depressed as I was yesterday.
*sigh*
But I suppose if I could control when I had bad days I just wouldn't have them. :P
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Nimthiriel
I felt this frustration when I first started. It took me a while before I got set up with her for the first appt so i had a break from my mental breakdown. I felt like if she couldn't see that I had that happen and how it affected me, I was just being fake about it, and that it wasn't really that bad. I usually just try and journal a bit and share when I do have appts with her to make sure we're actually working on something.
Lady Antares ♏️
Could it possibly help to keep a journal, and write those feelings down when you feel them? Then maybe show your therapist?
I just want the counselor to SEE how I'm affected by things. Besides, if someone with a more relaxed or fun look and manner tells you they felt like sh*t and wanted to not exist anymore, it's not as easy to believe them, there's a natural "this doesn't match" reaction. :(
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Yeah.......very true........
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xX_Dyrk_Nyte_Xx
I had this issue a lot when i used to go. And i felt dumb because I sat there with nothing to say as suddenly everything seemed better! Maybe it's your brain knowing youre about to go so its trying to put on a show to seem like youre improving
not sure I'm not a doctor but what you're feeling is very real I know a few others as well who expirenced this