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Visiting a psychologist for the first time can be tough. You are going to share your whole life story with a stranger. Many times, people might see a therapist to talk about serious things like past traumas, abuse, changing behaviour and relationship problems. When there is so much to talk about, it becomes difficult to decide where you must start. Here are a few tips that can make a conversation with your therapist easy.
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If you find it hard to start a conversation with your therapist, you can always start with “small issues” or things that might not be too heavy for you. For instance, you could tell your therapist how did your day go.
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Before meeting a therapist, you can jot down or maintain a pattern of your thoughts and actions. For instance, if you have lately started to binge eat during stress. You can share these changing habits and thoughts with your therapist.
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If you still feel confused or hesitant in opening up to your therapist and don’t know what specifically you need to talk about your past, you can start with your present feelings. For instance, if you have been feeling low lately or less energetic or lonely, you can start with that.
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Once you start getting a little comfortable with your therapist, you can discuss your relationship dynamics with your parents, siblings, lover and others. If you have a memory of some strong events which you think might have affected you like an accident or abuse or loss of a loved one, you can open up about that as well. If you don’t want to talk about the past much, you can tell them about the life challenges that lie ahead.
