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posted 08/01/2009, comments (40)

How to Know when You have a Bad Therapist

I was visiting a friend the other day and telling her of my recent misadventures in therapy. She suggested that I should have a new reality show called "Merely Me goes to Therapy" and every week I can showcase the bloopers and blunders of the helping profession. Now don't go stealing my idea! You can tell by my tone that this is... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/07/2009, comments (3)

You have to keep working toward your solution

Here's a description of my long road toward emotional balance - which has recently become a reality, after a long struggle. I've probably been clinically depressed with anxiety since I was 5 years old (was born in 1951). I started talk therapy in 1970, but I was drinking, too. I kept doing talk therapy off and on 'til I got sober in 1984,... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/26/2009, comments (5)

How to Hire and Fire Your Therapist (Part One)

One of the most frequently given answers to the questions given on any mental health site including our own is to seek the help of a therapist. But what if you don't have one? How do you go about getting one and how do you decide if they are good or not? And once you have been in therapy for some sessions, what happens when you... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/27/2008, comments (5)

Coping w/ Transference

Alright, this is a really hard post for me. I have been seeing my counselor for 2-3 years. Since then we have built a really close bond. Or maybe I should say I have built a close bond with her. I seem to have a crush on her. I don't have a problem with my sexual orientation. But the thing is I still feel like a prevert or stalker because... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/15/2008, comment (1)

Counseling

When I saw my counselor yesterday we talked about my suicidal ideations and my most recent hospitalization. I told her about when I was in the 7th grade and the school administration was making my life difficult because I was having frequent seizures in class. I told her how that was the first time I attempted suicide and that I had never told... Read more Chevron

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