Why Isn’t Therapy Talked About More?

Why isn’t therapy talked about more? Why is it that therapy looks like a bad thing? Because it isn’t.

Therapy  is for people who can’t just figure it out, right? Who can’t just get over things. Who can’t handle life. Right? Absolutely wrong.

In my opinion, I think everyone could benefit from at least one therapy session. Why?

Therapists aren’t just there to hear you talk about your life (although that is so healing), they are there to give you tools to succeed!

To process your emotions! To remind you that your feelings are valid- and how to help you move forward.

Almost two weeks ago, I was not doing well. At all. Life was too hard. Having two children with disabilities was too hard. Ministry was too hard. Expectations were too hard. All of it- too hard. 

So what do you do? 

I am constantly in fight or flight mode with my kids, but I can’t run. I can’t leave. 

They’re my kids! I could never leave them. But your brain has those two modes- fight or flight. When you can’t take flight- that means you’re fighting, and constantly.

No one can fight a battle without food, rest, etc. right? You wouldn’t expect a soldier to fight days and days on end without any rest. But that’s how it is for us special needs mommas.

I wanted to escape somehow. I was so down, so down. I just didn’t feel like I could handle it anymore. How can I do this forever? But God.

God has taught me big lessons on being able to ask for help. (Although He’s still working on me) I told Ethan I needed help. I needed therapy.

In the church, therapy seems to be something we shouldn’t need if we pray enough, if we seek God enough, if we read the Word enough. But let me tell you this, don’t you think God gave therapists their talents and abilities to help others? I sure do!

Therapy isn’t for those who don’t pray enough. Although prayer is powerful, and prayer changes things. But there is NOTHING wrong with getting help from a professional. In my case, my therapist reminds me of what Christ says.

She told me yesterday, “God sees you in all of this.” And I needed that yesterday.

Go. To. Therapy. It will change your life! And all for the better!