Will Counselling help? Galway area

LegacyUser

Hi if anyone can offer some advice I would appreciate it.

just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a female counsellor in Galway?

I have come to a stage where I have issues that need to be dealt with and it is affecting my life the way it is now. But I am not sure about counselling. I was talking to my boyfriend about this last week, in fits crying just talking for a few minutes and i was exausted the next morning so I can not imagine how draining it would be after an hour or more in counselling.

Obviously if it will work and I can get over all of this I will do it. So any advice on this?

I would need to get one very affordable because I dont have €60 a week to spend.

Thank you...

Angus Og

Since no one answered, I will.

http://www.goldenpages.ie/category_Counselling+&+Advisory+Services_County:Galway-1.html

I don't know much about it, but you can talk here if you want advice. I won't cost anything.

LegacyUser

ah thanks you are sweet but I was just wondering what people think about counselling in general?

just dont want to put myself through that emotionally and spend that much money if it wont help? can talking about it over and over really help? ignoring it hasnt helped so far so I guess its worth a shot.

any thoughts?

why were you up a that hour of d nite BTW?!

Angus Og

Yes talking helps. Never bottle your feelings, it just isn't healthy. The question really is:

is money worth more than your sanity?

I don't know the problem, but if it's affecting you like this, you really should talk to someone.

P.S. I write fiction, and it's easier by night.

Novella

galway2012 wrote: »

ah thanks you are sweet but I was just wondering what people think about counselling in general?

just dont want to put myself through that emotionally and spend that much money if it wont help? can talking about it over and over really help? ignoring it hasnt helped so far so I guess its worth a shot.

any thoughts?

why were you up a that hour of d nite BTW?!

Sometimes, after a particularly difficult session with my counsellor, I feel completely drained, like emotionally and mentally. I remember one week, I cried during and on my hours drive home from counselling. I cry all the time, I cry at sad movies and when people die on tv, but I never cry for myself.

I think, in that sense, counselling is good. You honestly will find things out about yourself that you never knew at all. I've had moments of, "Oh wow, so that's why X, Y or Z causes me so much stress" etc. Talking is good. I'm one of those people who think, "Ah, talking, it'll never fix the past!" and while that is true, sometimes it is just nice to vent, to let things out. Another persons view or opinion on something is always helpful, too.

So I do recommend you give talking to a counsellor a shot. Even if you just go for a few sessions to see how you feel afterwards, see if you feel it is beneficial for you.

If money is an issue, perhaps you could look into affordable counselling.
www.dctc.ie
www.lowcostcounselling.org

Oh, and good luck

stephen_n

galway2012 wrote: »

Hi if anyone can offer some advice I would appreciate it.

just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a female counsellor in Galway?

I have come to a stage where I have issues that need to be dealt with and it is affecting my life the way it is now. But I am not sure about counselling. I was talking to my boyfriend about this last week, in fits crying just talking for a few minutes and i was exausted the next morning so I can not imagine how draining it would be after an hour or more in counselling.

Obviously if it will work and I can get over all of this I will do it. So any advice on this?

I would need to get one very affordable because I dont have €60 a week to spend.

Thank you...

There are generally free or donation based counseling services available, you may want to check the IACP website for counseling services in your area but if it's Galway city their should be no problem at all finding someone.

The fact that you felt drained is usually a sign that you have shifted some energy that has been trapped, crying can be very cathartic and so can talking. Your experience with counseling will be unique to you and some days you will walk out feeling on top of the world and other days you'll leave feeling like you have been floored but it's all progress. Even from the little bit you have posted it would suggest you are carrying some heavy burdens and it's time to start letting them go. It's a long term process and a very rewarding thing to do for yourself but change can often be a painful process.

LadyMayBelle

Counselling is always worth a shot. I have found it particularly useful to just talk to someone who isn't partial to the problem as such, and sometimes I feel I don't want to bother anyone with my same old story, which to me might be massive and upsetting. It really helped me at a time of great need. The woman I went to just listened, and even though there were times when I would think she was not getting what I was saying ( I have a counselling background too and always wary of someone trying to 'counsel' me, funny and ironic, I know!), I can honestly say it really helped, even though itwas draining.

I would try and arrange sessions for when I knew I wouldn't have any appointments or whatever for a few hours after, or I would head straght to the gym or for a walk by myself.

I have contact details for a lady in Galway who I would recommend, but her number is at home so I'll get it and send it to you when I get back from college. I haven't been to her, but I know she is regarded highly.

Just out of curiousity, you're not in college are you? Because both colleges offer a free and confidential counselling service, you can go just the once or they can decide on a few sessions with you.

I don't think it could be a bad decision to try it anyway if you feel these issues are going to bother you.