You’re not alone in wanting your therapist to tell you what to do
I’m a woman who’s about to turn 30 and started therapy for the first time last year. I went because it became apparent that what I thought was just “me” was actually “me with depression,” and therapy has really helped me acknowledge it and start to work through it. Now for maybe the first time in my life I know what it feels like not to be moody all the time and that’s been amazing. My point is that therapy has been useful and even life-changing — except for one thing.
I just want to know what she would suggest — not that I’d necessarily do that, but at least I’d have the opinion of a stable adult I trust. Even so, you’re not alone in wanting your therapist to tell you what to do. I’m asked all the time questions like which job a person should take, whether they should have another kid or freeze their eggs, and whether they should go to their chaotic family’s house for the holidays or do something more pleasant instead. And when I don’t meet that desire, it can feel like I’m sadistically withholding “the answer” that, in their view, I can easily provide and that will solve their pressing problem.
So you ask your therapist: Should I do this? Should I do that? C’mon, just tell me: What would you do?
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