Schizotypal Forum

So I've been seeing this LCSW for talk therapy for a few months now, and I think I'm done with it.

Here's the situation. Last time I went to talk with him, we basically sat around talking about useless crap for a brutal hour with long awkward pauses in between. Two of our most prominent topics were World War II and the movie Signs.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Is it my fault, or should I look for a new therapist?

Well that's a load of money out the window... I'm not sure that either one of you carries the responsibility, but it sure is up to him to make your time there worthwile.

There are thing you could do to change the situation, though. You two have probably spent a great deal of time building up a relation and trust, and it would be a shame to just throw that out the window because of one bad session.

Why don't you ask him about it the next time? You could say "I think the last time we talked, we talked about nothing for an hour, does that mean I'm ready to leave therapy?" Or, if it's because you don't know what to talk about next, you could ask him to bring something up. Or at least tell him that it bothers you what happened last time.

I often don't know what to talk about when I talk with my psych nurse. Then she brings something up or we do small-talk. I think the small-talk is okay because I need to practice doing it, it builds our relationship and it means that I feel good, because I don't have anything I need to immediately talk about.

I know about wastes of money. I walk into a room, talk to a guy for 45 to 60 minutes and then split feeling just as angry at people i'm dealing with than before. I still go home and wanna drive a truck over somebody every time which gets older than watching reruns of the show friends (I have differences with that show for the record). Anyway, I told the guy to his face, "You aren't helping me, just making me want to leave and not return." and the only reason I go back is so that my parents don't worry that I am not receiving any "treatment" for my so-called disorder. Quite frankly, this is such a giant waste of money and time, but feeling boxed in sucks too. I'd prefer to roll over and die if it ends this any faster.