Hey everybody!
I recently made the decision to go back to therapy, which I’m really proud of. However, I have not been in ‘proper’ therapy for years. I went to music therapy, which was nice but didn’t really help me that much; I did see a therapist before that who helped me a lot but I had to stop seeing her due to issues with my insurance. I decided to suck it up recently and reach out to a private practice that takes my insurance. It’s not a practice I would normally go to, but the therapist who was assigned to me seems really promising and we have some things in common!
But how do I stop myself from rushing too much into therapy? I don’t know if this is a side effect from one of my conditions or not, but I find myself wanting to tell her everything about me, everything bad that has happened to me, and what I think is wrong with me. My mind races when I think about everything I want her to know about me to the point that I can’t settle on one thing. I really don’t want to overwhelm her or make her think that I’m a certain type of person when I’m not, but I guess I’m excited about seeing someone who understands some of the things I’ve been through (from what I know about her). Does anyone have any advice?