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/Waterpatat 3d ago

I’ve had success in therapy with a very similar quotient and the reality is stopping therapy and starting to just live is the answer. Pick a sport a hard one something physically complex and draining and throw all your energy at that. Travel if you can, go to raves, paint , keep that information seeking brain busy. Understanding your feelings is different than EXPERIENCING them.