Therapy

Am I really doing that well or is my therapist just not helpful at all?  Or maybe both?

All the suggestions he has for me are things I'm already doing.  He tells me I'm four steps ahead of where most people are.  He generally agrees with anything I say.

I know I'm very self-aware.  I've done so much processing and thinking that I have a lot of clarity.  I also had an amazing therapist back in Wisconsin that taught me so many skills that I know what needs to be done.  I have to do lists that cover everything I know I need to be doing and for the most part I'm doing it all.  I'm not afraid of my emotions so I'm facing them as they come to me and finding relief to pick myself up once they wash through me.

But my body doesn't understand.  I'm still dealing with an increase in my chronic pain.  I still struggle with sleep.  Eating is a challenge although the nausea has subsided a lot.  I'm still losing weight.  My body is clearly holding on to so much stress and anxiety even I'm not really consciously aware of it.

I had really hoped to spend some time talking about sub-conscious anxiety/stress and how to address that but he didn't really have anything to say except to keep doing all the things I'm doing to care for myself.

I paid for a month of four sessions.  I feel like I should get my money's worth and book one more session but I'm not sure how much I will get out of it.