Healing repressed emotions can be difficult to tackle on your own. Luckily, there are professionals trained in helping you heal. By healing, you can improve your overall quality of life and your relationship.
Consider some of the following benefits of healing through therapy.
1. You won’t be judged.
Therapy gets a bad reputation sometimes for being only for “crazy” people. However, everyone can benefit from therapy. The overall goal of the therapist is to help you reach whatever goals you seek to achieve. So, if you are struggling with having an affair and worry that your therapist will look at you in a negative light, rest assured that will not be the case. Therapists believe that every behavior, thought, and feeling has a root in something else from the past or present. So, if you are engaging in behavior that will jeopardize your marriage, your therapist will not write you off as a cheater. Instead, he or she will work with you to help you understand your own reasons for engaging in the behavior. Then, you will work together to achieve your goals for the future regarding your behavior.
2. You will learn coping skills.
When we were children, we took classes in mathematics, literature, and history. However, nobody ever taught us how to deal with life when times get tough. Coping skills are an essential part of dealing with negative emotions and circumstances, and they differ for everyone. One person may be anxious and benefit from thirty minutes of yoga each day to relieve stress. Another person who is equally anxious may not benefit from yoga at all and instead relaxes with a nightly ritual of a hot bath and a book. Because each person is different, it is important to learn what feelings or situations trigger poor coping and what you can do to respond in a healthier way. A therapist will help you pinpoint your individual strengths and preferences to give you a tool belt full of coping skills for whatever comes your way.
3. You will have a say.
Therapists do not have a script. They go off of whatever information you give them. What makes therapy so effective is the level of input and control the client has during the process. In the room, the therapist may be the expert on theories, techniques, and skills, but you are the expert on yourself. If you really want to work on a specific issue, that is what you will work on. If you think you would benefit from a joint session with your spouse, he or she will be invited in. You and your therapist can get creative with what works best for you in therapy. You can role-play, write, draw, or simply sit and talk.
Therapy can be a major part of healing and finding healthy and happy ways to experience life.
Consider some of the following benefits of healing through therapy.
1. You won’t be judged.
Therapy gets a bad reputation sometimes for being only for “crazy” people. However, everyone can benefit from therapy. The overall goal of the therapist is to help you reach whatever goals you seek to achieve. So, if you are struggling with having an affair and worry that your therapist will look at you in a negative light, rest assured that will not be the case. Therapists believe that every behavior, thought, and feeling has a root in something else from the past or present. So, if you are engaging in behavior that will jeopardize your marriage, your therapist will not write you off as a cheater. Instead, he or she will work with you to help you understand your own reasons for engaging in the behavior. Then, you will work together to achieve your goals for the future regarding your behavior.
2. You will learn coping skills.
When we were children, we took classes in mathematics, literature, and history. However, nobody ever taught us how to deal with life when times get tough. Coping skills are an essential part of dealing with negative emotions and circumstances, and they differ for everyone. One person may be anxious and benefit from thirty minutes of yoga each day to relieve stress. Another person who is equally anxious may not benefit from yoga at all and instead relaxes with a nightly ritual of a hot bath and a book. Because each person is different, it is important to learn what feelings or situations trigger poor coping and what you can do to respond in a healthier way. A therapist will help you pinpoint your individual strengths and preferences to give you a tool belt full of coping skills for whatever comes your way.
3. You will have a say.
Therapists do not have a script. They go off of whatever information you give them. What makes therapy so effective is the level of input and control the client has during the process. In the room, the therapist may be the expert on theories, techniques, and skills, but you are the expert on yourself. If you really want to work on a specific issue, that is what you will work on. If you think you would benefit from a joint session with your spouse, he or she will be invited in. You and your therapist can get creative with what works best for you in therapy. You can role-play, write, draw, or simply sit and talk.
Therapy can be a major part of healing and finding healthy and happy ways to experience life.