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Old 07-20-2008, 12:54 AM   #6028
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If you do see a therapist and you do not feel comfortable then see someone else, it is quite common for people to just not click with a therapist, even a good therapist, so there is nothing wrong with saying that you think it would better for you to see someone else without you needing to give a reason. Truthfully there aren't many bad therapist out there and the ones who are bad tend to be psychoanalytical psychiatrists. If you see a humanistic/cognitive psychologist then there isn't much of a chance at all of any problem other than you and your therapist simply not being an ideal match.

If you are really resistant to seeing a therapist then don't feel as though you have to just because people on here have told you to do it. That being said a lot of people aren't too keen on the idea of therapy until they try it and realize how much it can help them. If you are nervous about talking to your parents then is there maybe someone in your school that you could see (guidance counselor maybe? Although they can really be hit or miss and some don't really have much training in this kind of thing). If you don't know exactly what to say then just be honest and tell your father that you are really unhappy with your current relationship with him/that you feel like you can't express yourself/that you aren't really happy/that you thing you have some unresolved grief from when your friend died/whatever you feel is wrong and that you think it may be helpful to see a psychologist to help you sort things out.
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