Tips on how to muster up the courage to start talk therapy
Hi everyone
I am dealing with very complex childhood trauma that weighs heavily on me. I really do want to talk to someone to get it off my chest and explore different ways I can heal, but unfortunately I am a VERY closed off person who has a difficult time opening up to others. I’m a Scorpio and my abuse has a lot to do with manipulation so I’m as closed off as it gets. But at the same time I do want to push myself to heal and have someone I know I can talk to. How do I muster up the courage to go to talk therapy? I’ve ever been to therapy ever and it is honestly a super intimidating thing for me. I have a journal that is dedicated to my childhood abuser and I write in it all the time, but sometimes I just wish I could vent to someone about what I’m going through. But at the same time I am SO afraid of opening up and having someone see me cry.
Any tips for a newbie starting therapy would be so very much appreciated. 🩵