What a stroke of luck! In my opinion, counselors should be someone we can relate to, like a jury of our peers, they should be our peers, have knowledge of where we're coming from, and you, my dear, seemed to have totally lucked out on that front.
Absolutely! And like knowing that I don't have to worry about slipping up and mentioning my hobby and getting odd looks and stuff. Like I don't normally hide what I do but with these types of people (social workers etc) they are always looking for how active and social I am, on account of being like 80% homebound and stuff. Like homebound people often get depressed due to a lack of socializing and hobbies. So with her, I won't have to worry that she will think I have that problem, because she'll understand how active a fangirl life can keep you!
As someone who's been round and round the mental health merry-go-round for years and years, I can say having an uninvolved third party to listen is great. I really hope you're able to get something out of it and that it helps with the anxiety and stress.
I'm going more for the technique building - what should I do when I am laid up on the couch, sick, and my mind won't stop running over my symptoms and trying to suss out the issue. Or when I wake up with a pain in my side and I get an immediate flare of anxiety before I even have time to process what the pain could be. That kind of thing. She has me doing a lot of homework on how to retrain my brain on health issues. It's interesting so far, but not helping as of yet. I'm going to give it time though!
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Absolutely! And like knowing that I don't have to worry about slipping up and mentioning my hobby and getting odd looks and stuff. Like I don't normally hide what I do but with these types of people (social workers etc) they are always looking for how active and social I am, on account of being like 80% homebound and stuff. Like homebound people often get depressed due to a lack of socializing and hobbies. So with her, I won't have to worry that she will think I have that problem, because she'll understand how active a fangirl life can keep you!
As someone who's been round and round the mental health merry-go-round for years and years, I can say having an uninvolved third party to listen is great. I really hope you're able to get something out of it and that it helps with the anxiety and stress.
I'm going more for the technique building - what should I do when I am laid up on the couch, sick, and my mind won't stop running over my symptoms and trying to suss out the issue. Or when I wake up with a pain in my side and I get an immediate flare of anxiety before I even have time to process what the pain could be. That kind of thing. She has me doing a lot of homework on how to retrain my brain on health issues. It's interesting so far, but not helping as of yet. I'm going to give it time though!