counseling

Do you wanna share your counseling experience?

Mine was like panicking and unbearable sobbing, the first and the second. Very much the same.. the confusion and uncontrollable emotions, everything was all over the place. Anyhow, no matter how you experience the session with your therapist, I just wanna say it here out loud... You are doing great!! Because it is not easy to get your big ego brain to do that, so... I know the feeling. :)

Well, my experience in every session of therapy was a heartpounding, I really cannot control the sobbing when I just got into the session room, the panick attack started when I just arrived in the waiting room, and the worst part was I had to wait for an hour.

The anxiety attack was way too much when I had to wait in the waiting room. The longer I wait, the heavier it gets.

I feels like I am going to go into a trial and I am the bad guy, like guilty as charge.

I tried so many thing, usually watching a comedy or anything silly would make the anxiety lower, but one time my head just feels so heavy to watch so I tried to doodle on my book. Maybe if you have a headphone, you can try to listen to some white noise or soothing sounds.

Always bring anything that will comfort you, my way is journaling or doodling.

I am sure every one will have their own special maneuver to calm down the anxiety kick.

In my case I just cannot hold my self burs into tears. Not so much fun for me... but, it does not mean that I don't want to have another counseling.

I think, the sobbing is part of the process to become the better me. And hope you guys can have the better process of your own.

Maybe, we can not live in a better place, but we can always try to live in a better way. There is always a better option.

~♡♡♡~

I've been sick for the past ten days (sinus infection) and took all of last week off work. Now I have to go back tomorrow and my anxiety is quite high. My whole body is aching and sore and I have a headache. It's like my body is saying, "Noooooo!"
I know that everything will be significantly behind and piled up because even before I got sick, my boss was away so I was covering both our positions. I feel so stressed just thinking about it.
I had my first session with my new career counselor today. She very quickly recognized significant symptoms of burn out and her recommendation is to get a doctor's note for a medical leave of at least a month in length. I have already been thinking about quitting my job, so this throws another option into the mix.
Since the beginning of the year, I took one week off for vacation and now two weeks off (the other was in January) for illness. That means I have worked for 5 weeks out of 8 weeks in 2023. And I'm so exhausted! I need to make a plan for leaving this job as soon as possible.

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Midtown #Counseling offer a wide range of counseling services for anxiety, depression, psychosis, and trauma with treatment plans including #psychotherapy, grief counseling, and stress management. Derek Sandos, MA, MA, LPCC, has been providing mental health services in the Denver metro area.