[CWOL]

I do have to say I do feel better getting it out and he does empathize with me. I often feel a bit better leaving his office for that day. However, I could buy alcohol or drugs and get the same peace for probably 1/2 the price. Sorry Broke did not mean to vent on your thread. But I have considered just talking to clergy or friends. Yet what little this guy does for me I do trust a lot.

I went to one IC session and I'm very ambivalent about it. It was good to talk to another person about what happened. But this therapist ended up playing devil's advocate about many of my moves which happened in the past! It made me second guess so many things that happened, I think it ended up being counterproductive. This therapist divorced a violent husband so I am not sure how pro-marriage she is, and she didn't seem to have much to say about infidelity except that exposure was a very bad move.

I went to a DivorceCare group and did the same thing, I told my story for pretty much the second half of the meeting. It was a weird feeling but I mesmerized a group of 7. The leaders of the DC were not judgmental and very empathetic. I think I got more out of that free session than my IC session that got billed to my insurance! They also offer some free counseling through that church, although I'm not a member and not religious. I guess if I get really down again I will seek them out.