Anon's who go to/went to therapy and are/might be autisticI've gone to 1 session and have another scheduled for next week. I know I def have some "trauma" and other stuff I prob need to deal with.I'm in uni and doing semi fine, have plenty of friends and a decent social life. Still a kiss less virgin tho. But I know i'm decently autistic, I can give examples but prob half of 4chan is autistic.Is there a point in me going or is therapy just for normies.Only upside is that it's covered by my school completely, so it almost seems a waste not to get a free 2 years of therapy.
>>34497994It can be very useful, but only if your therapist has been specifically trained for autistic patients.
>>34497994just go, i'm too tired to explain fully rn; i was very maladjusted before and it has made an immeasurable difference in helping me make better informed choices in my life; my relationships have improved. it's not about normies vs. not normies; it's about learning and/or changing intransigble patterns in your beliefs and behavior read about transference and such; real therapy is some badass 1800s academia bullshit. i recommend avoiding a young therapist or a female therapist or anyone doing CBT or IFS
>>34498193Why is CBT bad? I want to try it out. I spent 10 years doing psychodynamic therapy. I think I have AuDHD and RSD.
>>34497994Therapy is never free, even if it's paid for by university, in all likelyhood your insurance price will be raised.Also, just be aware that maybe therapy can be usefull and worth the cost, but there are just flat-out bad therapists.So inform yourself on the web of how things are supposed to go.Don't forget,sometherapists are bad. Stand up for yourself if things go bad.But maybe you'll be lucky, who knows.
In my experience, no. Was in therapy for 5 years up until 2024. Did not get anything out of it and ended up being waste of my time and money. The real change and help comes from within by reflecting and critically thinking about your personal experiences and trial and errors that you through in your day to day life.
>>34497994Getting a *good* therapist is the key. They're people too... some of them suck at their job, or just won't have good chemistry with you. And you probably won't get a good one on the first try, especially if it's just whichever one your school provided.
>>34497994I've read some stuff that says CBT can be a little traumatizing for autistic people because they go to the therapist for help and keep getting misunderstood like they do everywhere else. I found DBT helpful though. I don't want to pay a copay to have someone say "how do you feel about that? That sounds hard". I want an actionable plan to improve my circumstances, and dbt at least gives you homework that tries to teach you how to stop having a meltdown when it's inconvenient and stop thinking people are out to get you when the reality is they just don't give a shit about you.
>>34499940This.It took me several tries to find a good one.
I gave up on mental health treatment. I don't think they're equipped to help with certain mental illnesses. I have avoidant personality disorder and other issues and never got any benefit from 12 years of treatment. I have no idea what to do anymore. I just suffer and try not to blow my head off but I know I'm going to snap eventually
>>34500186That's the main reason I dont wanna try to begin with. I got some shit to unpack and I dont feel like telling the same story 7 or 8 times before the right therapist finally gets it. I tried therapy once when I was in my early 20's and got quickly annoyed because all the retard did was just repeat the shit I just told him but in the form of a question. >>34500211Same, I feel like some shit are just on a level that a therapist wont get
>>34497994>I've gone to 1 sessionGee! One whole session? Obviously if you are not cured of every possible ailment from autism to dandruff, therapy must be a fraud.
>>34497994YOUR = belonging to youYOU'RE = you areJust thought you might like to know.
