I don't have much experience with therapists, so I can't say much about that. I suspect that therapists are a lot like psychiatrists (a group I have more experience with, unfortunately) and every sort of medical professional - some are wonderful, some are lousy, and most are in-between, and there has to be some sort of connection between the pro's approach and your needs. If you give a therapist a reasonable chance and make an honest effort to help yourself and it's still not getting you anywhere, give somebody else a try. I didn't meet the doctor who correctly diagnosed me and introduced me to the tools I needed to deal with life until last year. Don't give up. Plus, you're not likely to be asked to share everything at your first session, although it's important to be candid at the beginning. S/he won't be a stranger for long, and s/he's probably treated other people with problems as bad or worse than yours.
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