Started therapy and honestly it's weird

Jan 21 min read

Been seeing a therapist for 3 weeks now after my wife basically dragged me to find someone. First two sessions I just sat there not talking much, very defensive. But last Wednesday something clicked and I actually cried talking about how much pressure I feel to be the 'provider' and 'fixer' of everything in the house. My therapist pointed out I don't let anyone help me and I just... yeah. It hit different. Not sure if it's working yet but at least I'm showing up. Anyone else find the first month awkward as hell?

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Comments(6)

AAaron T.New DadJan 3

The first few weeks are always awkward because you're basically learning how to do therapy right. By week 6 or 7 it starts feeling more natural and you actually start getting stuff out of it.

NNick J.RegularJan 3

Your wife sounds great for recognizing you needed help and actually making it happen. That takes care and attention to notice.

NNate C.RegularJan 4

Good on your wife for pushing you to go. A lot of guys resist it but therapy is legit life changing once you get past the weird feeling of talking to a stranger about your stuff.

TTom B.New DadJan 3

What kind of stuff feels weird about it? Is it talking about feelings or something else? Curious because I've been thinking about going myself.

KKenny W.RegularJan 4

Best thing I ever did was start therapy. Give it a real shot and don't bail just because it's uncomfortable at first. The payoff is worth the initial awkwardness for sure.

TTyler S.New DadJan 4

Three weeks in is still the honeymoon phase honestly. Stick with it past the weird stage and you'll probably notice real changes in how you handle stress or whatever brought you in.