I missed posting comics for 3 days last week. I’m trying to post at least 4 a week, with one day off when I have therapy, and keep weekends content creation free. Last week was bad though. Migraines, stomach issues.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes in therapy, it seems like nothing concrete has been done after an hour of talking. And to some people that’s a pure waste of time. The problem with depression is that the stuff in the head isn’t being settled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I never knew just how applicable this is to myself, until my latest couple of therapy sessions. I’m still dealing with my past, and my inner critic is living in past fears and pain. I’ve never actually dealt with negative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like the drawing of life in the 4th box. It was pretty tough to pull off that sneer well. And in case you haven’t realised, I suck at titles and captions.
There’re many reasons why our childhood and past are often looked into when we go into therapy. What Penny explains is the explanation that makes the most sense to me. Our past forms our present, and largely dictates how we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rule one of engagement – if you’re not sure, ask. Rule two of engagement – don’t always expect a direct answer.
I deem myself to be a responsible, reasonable and rational consumer of talk therapy services. Yet one day, my therapist sat back, looked at me and said “I’m not a miracle worker, you know.” As with any successful relationship, we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What do you expect when you walk into a psychologist’s office? Would it surprise you to know that therapy is very much patient driven, and that therapists only provide a road map to the end goal? Even the goal is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is it. We’re going in. Breathe, dammit. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the patient wait ticket is modelled after the hospital which I go to for my therapy.
I still remember waiting for my first psychotherapy session to be arranged. I felt crappy. Medicine worked but my mood was still dragging through the mud, and I didn’t know what to expect. In typical bureaucratic fashion, my first session[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…