"It touched my heart that she validated me like that"

Since I was a child I have always thought I was going to get a disease, I am now 42 and have lived my life with this fear. The anxiety from this has kept me awake at night, I needed constant reassurance from family then finally from a Dr which would calm my anxiety for a while but then the cycle would start all over again.

After all the years of suffering with this mental ill health I decided to get therapy. Sceptical at first, but then I was blessed to have Ness as my therapist. I felt like I connect with her but what made me know she was right for me is that I self diagnosed myself with Nosophobia as hyperchondriacs do, a word that is very uncommon she was honest and told me she has never heard of that and then she went and did some research on what that was and told me on my next session. That touched my heart that she validated me like that. 🙌

Throughout my sessions she made me feel comfortable and she made me laugh, I would have hated it if it was just doom and gloom.

What I found helpful is that she helped me to think about the likelihood of what I thought was going to happen to me and also that if I need to worry about something not to let it dictate my whole day but set a time in that day where I can sit and worry for a specific amount of time. Which I will try my absolute best to continue to do as my mental health is so much better now.

Ness you are a ledge thank you for all you did for me, I am gutted my sessions come to end, why did you have to be so good 🤣