"Help Given"

When I first started, I was crippled with my feelings, I felt like an outsider in the world, I felt like I was crazy for the thoughts and feelings I had, and I was ashamed for feeling this way. I felt like a failure as a parent, sibling, daughter and friend, and a burden to those around me.

Then I started my journey though therapy. I had 20 sessions in total and its helped me so much to be more accepting to myself of how I feel, its made me feel valid for having these emotions and these thoughts, and made me feel like I'm just a normal person, and I'm not crazy! My sessions were done over the phone, which was especially helpful as I struggle with face to face interaction. Over the weeks we talked about some deep rooted issues I had, my therapist listened to what I said and explained how my thought and feelings were valid, and there were explanations to why I felt this way.

As the weeks went on, I started to feel better about myself, I started to open out to others around me, explaining how my thought processes work, and its helped me gain confidence within myself to open out about how I'm feeling. My therapy sessions have ended now, and I'm so thankful that I took that step towards it, it took a lot for me to do so and I was scared, but now I feel so much better for it.

I couldn't recommend therapy enough for those who are struggling. Just being able to talk to someone can be the help that is needed, just to validate your feelings. I will always appreciate what my therapist has done to help me.