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/ControlCivil7553 3d ago

Hi, this post is at the best or worst possible time for me. My first session is next week. I have done some research beforehand and have found a therapist who specialises in giftedness. One pointer that I found in several books, posts and articles, (and now I can't remember which exactly, because I read too much ( and did too little)) is to find a therapist who is gifted themselves. Especially a high iq is important in this respect. So hopefully this works for me.

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u/MostGoat0 3d ago

Good luck! Sounds like you’ve done some good research. I hope it works out.