What Therapy can help You Achieve
Are you thinking about starting therapy, but are not sure whether it can help you? Seeing a psychologist for therapy is a difficult choice to make, especially when you don’t exactly know what it can do for you! The truth is, therapy with a trained psychologist can help meet many of the challenges that people face in their lives, and help them achieve a wide range of goals.
Why see a Psychologist?
People see psychologists for all kinds of reasons—does one of these sound familiar to you? Perhaps you feel sad or hopeless all the time for no real reason, or you’re having trouble with personal relationships, or you worry about things all the time and can’t seem to stop yourself. Or, perhaps things just seem wrong to you, and you’d like some help in figuring out what’s going on.
Of course, you don’t need to have problems such as depression or anxiety in order to see a psychologist and get some help. Many people see a psychologist to get help with a life problem they’re dealing with. For instance, the death of a loved one, going through a divorce, and retiring from work, are all common reasons for someone to seek help from a psychologist.
What can You Achieve in Therapy?
The kinds of goals people have when they start therapy depend a lot on the particular problems and challenges they’re facing. For example:
- A person with a phobia might see a psychologist so they can overcome the phobia, or learn how to deal with situations where their fears are triggered.
- Someone with anxiety or panic disorder might want to learn what kinds of things trigger their anxiety or panic, how they can deal with their anxiety or panic attacks, and what they can do to reduce the frequency of attacks.
- Someone who worries about things so much it interferes with their life might want to learn how to deal with their fears and reduce the impact worry has on day-to-day living.
- If someone has problems with depression, they might have goals that involve learning how to cope with the symptoms, and how to start moving forward into a life where depression doesn’t play a central role.
- A person who is dealing with intense grief after the death of a partner might want to talk to a professional who can help them deal with the grief and learn how to live without their loved one.
- Someone who was the victim of abuse or assault might want help dealing with the trauma they’ve suffered, and the ways it has changed their life.
A Highly Personal Kind of Treatment
Therapy is intensely personal. When you see a psychologist, the time you spend with them is all about you, your challenges and problems, and the steps you can take to overcome them. Even when you’re not facing any difficult life problems, having that “me time” can be hugely beneficial in helping you navigate and enjoy everyday life.
In short, the human brain is very complex, and works in complicated ways—and that means we often find ourselves in situations that are hard to get through alone. Talking with a professional can help you sort out your thoughts and feelings when things are difficult or confusing.