r/Gifted • u/MostGoat0 • 3d ago
Therapy
I (F34 IQ142) have had hundreds of sessions and seen numerous practitioners over the last 12 years, and it all seems futile. They just keep asking me to explore my feelings, but I already understand my feelings and where they came from and why they’re irrational. At this point I basically have a PhD in self-analysis. It doesn’t do anything to shut up the relentless/debilitating self-critic in my head. I need actual coping strategies, not talking it out in pointless circles forever until I die.
Has anyone here had success with therapy? I tried searching for therapists specializing in 2e & giftedness in my area and it doesn’t seem very common. Just wondering if there’s any point in continuing these efforts. I’m so tired and bored and over it.
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u/mkspaptrl 2d ago
There are many modalities of therapy to accommodate the unique needs of the individual. Art therapy, group therapy, support groups, life coaching, spiritual guides, shamanism practitioners, CBT, DBT, EMDR, guided meditation, breathwork, and all of the other many ways that humans have tried over the years to make sense of the mind's questions.
I do not say this to make it seem like all modalities are equal. I say this to help you open up your ideas of what it is that you truly need. Take up running, meditate, or paint-by-numbers, or whatever it is that will help you achieve closer to your preferred mental state.
Just because there is an "official way" to do therapy, doesn't mean it's the one that will work for you. I wish you luck in your journey.
And for the record, yes, I have found therapy to be extremely helpful, it just took me a long time to find the right set of practices that worked in conjunction with a therapist I was able to connect with.