"Seeking Therapy due to anxious thoughts and overwhelm"

I reached out to Inclusion Thurrock after expressing to my GP that I was feeling increasingly down, anxious, and worried and it was affecting my day to day, and she told me how to self refer on their website (it was very easy!). It took a lot of courage, I was sure there were people out there more deserving of therapy than me. Looking back, I really did need it.

My therapist, Emily, has been so unwaveringly patient and kind, there wasn’t a single moment I felt judged or like I didn’t belong. In fact, she consistently and genuinely validated every feeling I expressed, helped me work out why I felt that way, whilst always challenging my perspective and slowly helping to re-program the way I think.

I was given small activities to try every week. I must admit, at the time these felt a bit tedious and I struggled to see what I could be learning from them, but you really must trust the process. I was laying the foundation for what would become a new way of thinking, and I still regularly refer to these exercises today.

Therapy hasn’t cured my anxiety, I still worry, I still have moments where I feel down. But thanks to therapy, I have the skills to prevent these thoughts, and I know how to challenge them when they do occur.

Thank you to Inclusion Thurrock for providing this amazing service, and special thanks to Emily for being so professional and helpful.