It was only the first session with healthy gay life. My therapist seemed to hear me she understood why I was there what I wanted to achieve. Why I had stayed closeted She spoke to my heart. It was quite powerful. I feel like this will be the beginning of the real me!! Feeling for the first time really optimistic for the future !
great news Richie, very happy you found someone you can connect with and that you're feeling so much better about yourself. I was so worried that going to a therapist would somehow take me back to feeling like I was broken somehow and needed to be fixed. but the reality as you've seen is that we are fine inside but just need to learn how to appreciate how good we can be to ourselves and the people we care about.
Great job, Richie! I have always advocated therapy for others, but was the hardest sell for myself because of a million different excuses. Well, my first session is Friday. I have many years of cobwebs and dust in my head that need to be cleaned up, if I want life to go in the positive direction that I know it can go. I'd hate to scare anyone off, after all!
I LOVE being in therapy with the right therapist. I had a pretty high opinion of how well balanced I was, only to find out that I have developed a lot of "stinkin' thinkin'" over the years. The only reason the stinkin thinkin was working is because I was standing on my head to try and have it make sense. I came out of dysfunctional, alcohol fueled family of origin. A good therapist can lead you away from that junk. Congratulations on taking this bold step!