I'm going back to therapy/counselling after living with mental illness for many years now.
My doctor has re-referred me after a very unsuccessful stint with a psychiatrist that really violated my trust and sense of wanting therapy. I'm still not sure I want to go back to talk with someone.
I'm nervous about going back because I don't know what to expect or what it is they might expect of me. I'm wary of being judged or condescended to and the anger this might cause within me. I'm wary of another negative experience happening and being in a worse position than I am now.
I wonder if anyone can tell me what to expect of that first meeting with an NHS "mental health team member" and even if this is a good idea for me.
To be honest - i don't have much hope in it being positive and feel I should just stay away but I feel sort of trapped into it by the system and my doctor's attitude towards me.