GREAT therapy session

I had a great therapy session today. He first asked me why I cancelled a few of my appointments. I explained that I had to figure some things out. If I was going to commit and actually share what is going on. I then told him what I told my psychiatrist a couple weeks ago, about all the noise and thoughts racing around my head. That at times I feel like I’m losing my mind. He was curious if there was any family history of Schizophrenia. Which I found to be interesting. He said that it’s not uncommon for mood disorders to carry psychotic features. He didn’t say if he agreed or disagreed with my psychiatrist’s theory of it just being extreme anxiety.

I felt like I had a huge breakthrough. I feel really good. I honestly have no idea why I hide things from him. It’s one thing to keep secrets from friends and family, but in that room I should be able to share anything. I’m not being judged. I’m being helped. I told him that I was doing well in general. No extreme stress. I was actually trying. I was doing my DBT reading, yoga, eating well. He’s still concerned that I don’t have enough joy in my life. He had me list 10 things in my life that made me happy.

My list:

1)      My husband

2)      My kids

3)      My cat

4)      Driving

5)      Chocolate

6)      Exercise

7)      School

8)      Work

9)      TV

10)   Writing

**What’s interesting is pretty much everything on this list also causes me stress. **

Everyone reading this should try this exercise if they are feeling down at all. Take a pen and paper and make a list of 10 things that make you happy. I’d be interested in reading other people’s lists.