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Should I See A Counsellor?

  • 23-01-2011 6:47pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm going through a phase where I'm unhappy with most aspects of my life, I've always been a bit like this never completely happy with what I've got! From the outside life isn't too bad I've good friends and a great family and I'm working.
    Recently I went throught a very unexpected break-up which definitely hasn't helped but at the same time I can't completely put all the blame on that. I'm definitely not over it so I feel it is adding to my current frame of mind. I feel like I've talked the ears off my friends and I know my family were very concerned about me at the time so I don't want to burden them with my problems. Also I'm finding it difficult to pinpoint what the actual problem is. There is a history of depression in my family and I'm prone to feeling low for no apparent reason. I really want to get this sorted as I feel like I'm bringing those around me down and it's been going on for a while now.

    What should I do? Talk to my GP, visit a counsellor (where do I find information regarding getting help in my local area?)

    Thanks for taking the time to read.


Comments

  • #2
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Your GP can refer you on to a counsellor many have links to one or have them as adjuncts to their practices.


  • #3
    John400
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭John400


    I agree. Go to your GP and he would refer you to one.

    I attended a counsellor myself previously and it did wonders for me. Usually six hour long sessions over six weeks (mine were Tuesday evenings)


  • #4
    kerryman12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 940 ✭✭✭kerryman12


    If you feel like you need to talk to a counciller about stuff then maybe its the best solution for you.

    If you are like me you need some time alone to work through stuff in your head. By all means talk to others, like you say and get different opinions, it wont hurt - but in the end you have to make your peace with it.

    Time stands still for no man, and it is a healer of sorts. Take solace from the fact that the way you are feeling will pass.


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