Started seeing a therapist last month because my anxiety was affecting my marriage and my ability to parent. I thought it would just be someone telling me what to do but it's way more about examining myself and my patterns. It's exhausting and sometimes makes me feel worse before better. But I keep going because I know I need help. Has anyone else found therapy to be rough at first?
Therapy is brutal at first because you have to actually sit with your own stuff instead of just pushing through. I dreaded my first few sessions too. Give it at least 3-4 months though before deciding if it's working. The real changes happen when you start applying what you learn to actual situations.
The fact that you're doing this for your marriage shows you're already winning. A lot of guys won't even take that step. What kind of anxiety stuff are we talking about here? I found that mine got worse when I wasn't sleeping, which with a new dad schedule is basically impossible, but knowing the connection helped.
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Man, I'm right there with you. Started therapy about 6 months ago for similar stuff and yeah, it's way harder than I expected. Like you think you're just going to talk about your problems and feel better, but then the therapist asks you something and you realize you have no idea why you actually do half the stuff you do. Stick with it though. My marriage is noticeably better now.