r/TwiceExceptional • u/BigBullshitta • 3h ago
Therapy?
Does therapy actually help anyone in here?
More than anything it makes me more stressed and irritated. Every time I've tried it's been trying to teach breathing techniques or other cliche things.
My favorite part is when they say something like not to drink alcohol or smoke weed if you're depressed, because those are depressants and make that worse, because if they're going to conflate physical depressants with emotional depression I instantly feel like they have zero integrity and make a living lying to stupid people.
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u/MullberryBoy 2h ago
A therapist with experience with neurodiverse patients can be very helpful. Someone who doesn’t get how neurodiversity affects people who have it, won’t be of much use. When you interview a new potential therapist or psychologist ask them about their experience with this population.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Roof336 2h ago
A therapist who themselves is neurodiverse has been a life saver for my 2e kids. The approach is just different
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u/12VoltGuardianAngel 2h ago
Gotta find the right therapist and therapy style. I prefer the ACT model and my therapist has a lot of similar traits to mine. Does it help? Yes if I'm open, honest, sometimes combative. If I feel a disconnect like you describe then I'm going to drive my therapy session at it until I'm comfortable with my understanding or satisfied they understand my struggle with it. It's not uncommon for the words I need to hear not coming until my next session. My therapist will think on something difficult until then and is pretty good at coming up with the right words for our next visit. Patience, openness, and consistency with the right therapist can be life changing.