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Mouseygail
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How did you decide it was time for counselling?
Mouseygail
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in Infertility
If you decided to see a counselor, how did you decide it that it was a good idea? Did/do you feel like it was worth it? I've been through worse things than this in my life without help, but lately I have wondered if some counseling would help. I've been having a tough time...Sometimes sad, sometimes angry... (today is an angry day)...so disinterested in seeing my friends and doing "fun" things. I'd really rather just stay at home....
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Re: How did you decide it was time for counselling?
I started going after my mom died. We had been TTCing for almost a year at that point, but my main misery at that time was my mom's death.
Over time, my sessions have morphed into being IF related... and it was just kind of luck that my therapist also suffered from IF.
I just know that I was sad more than I wasn't and I was really angry with all I had been given to deal with. I am not usually an angry or sad type of person, I felt like I was losing myself. That is when I knew it was time to get help.
Good luck, hon. It is a very personal decision, but one of the best ones I have ever made.
After my m/c,I had a really hard time. It was 4 months later and I was still bursting into tears part of the time and biting dh's head off the other part. I decided to talk to someone about the m/c issue before I knew we would end up having so much trouble. Now it has kind of morphed into IF counseling.
I think it's worth a try.
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I highly recommend it. I started going about 6 months after my m/c because I was sad more than I was happy, which isn't like me at all. I felt like I was slipping away and I really needed an outside view of things.
It really had helped me. But making the call was the hardest thing. I think I chickened out 3 or 4 times. My counselor is great and has really helped me keep everything in balance. In fact, I'm leaving in a few minutes for my appointment.
Good Luck with your decision....I think it's worth trying. Like one of my girlfriends told me, "If you think it's time to seek outside help, then it's time".
This year was particularly stressful in the IF department for me. I spent months waking up crying, not wanting to connect with friends and it was a monumental effort for me to get out of bed on most mornings. I was so angry and sad all the time, which is not normal for me. I felt so overwhelmed and just wanted to stay home all the time.
I saw a therapist in my early 20's for a trauma I experienced and it did wonders so, I know how much beneficial it is for me. It was a very personal decision but one that was very easy for me to make. Good luck and lots of hugs to you.