I'm going to start seeing a therapist to talk about my messed up childhood and about my messed emotional health. I've tried therapy before when I was in college; but I guess because I prioritized study too much and always ended up not showing up in my therapy sessions. I should also admit that I was scared if therapy sessions would trigger me to underperform in college. (There was a long time in my early days in college when I was explicitly depressed and just fucked up my grades.) Getting stuck in the pandemic is forcing me to reflect on my life and my needs to see a therapist (I can't just use tinder hookups etc to fill my weekend schedule outside of work anymore). I'm looking forward to how my mental/emotional state could improve through therapy, but I'm also a bit concerned whether emotions and thoughts triggered by my upcoming therapy sessions would affect my working performance. (It's a harsh reality that therapy is $$$ lol and I do value my professional prospects very much) Any tips/advice from people who've seen a therapist to figure out issues while working?
Schedule it near end of day, I do 2/week. One morning, one EOD. Cannot focus on work 100% after morning session. You are faang, $$ shouldn’t matter you have more TC than majority
Thank you! Scheduling it at EOD sounds like a good idea. I'll probably go with thay
Why do I need therapy when my perf review already tells me what I need to improve about myself? 🧐
Once a week, easy to squeeze 1 hour once a week in between meetings.
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Don’t throw money at those therapists. Rather buy a toddler some candy and make him listen to your worries. I bet that’ll be more therapeutic.