Social Anxiety Support

cynthjl924 · 08-05-2009, 03:54 PM

So, I'm planning on going to counseling since it's the only help that I'm able to get because it's free. I don't really know what to expect and I don't really know if it'll work. And if it doesn't work I'll feel like I'll be stuck like this forever.
Anybody here ever gone to therapy? How was it? What happend? And did it work or least help?

tony0306 · 08-05-2009, 04:02 PM

I went last May. It took me 4 sessions, but I could go for up to 12 if I wanted.

It was the best thing that ever happened to me.

In general, you will probably be taught how to change the way you think about things.

It worked better than any med I took during the last 9 years.

supreme.mugwump · 08-05-2009, 05:02 PM

I have been about 16 times now. It has been helpful for me to get a better understanding of the way I think, get some strategies etc. I don't feel 'cured' by any means. Still, I think it's very worth doing.

08-05-2009, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
cynthjl924 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 21	Counseling So, I'm planning on going to counseling since it's the only help that I'm able to get because it's free. I don't really know what to expect and I don't really know if it'll work. And if it doesn't work I'll feel like I'll be stuck like this forever. Anybody here ever gone to therapy? How was it? What happend? And did it work or least help?

08-05-2009, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
tony0306 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Male Age: 39 Posts: 317	I went last May. It took me 4 sessions, but I could go for up to 12 if I wanted. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. In general, you will probably be taught how to change the way you think about things. It worked better than any med I took during the last 9 years.

08-05-2009, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
supreme.mugwump Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 183	I have been about 16 times now. It has been helpful for me to get a better understanding of the way I think, get some strategies etc. I don't feel 'cured' by any means. Still, I think it's very worth doing.