Any benefits from therapy AT ALL?

[philliskleiberParticipant]

Is it normal to be in therapy for a long time and see no benefits? Or does it depend on the type of therapy? I’m having psychoanalysis for OCD and getting little or no benefit from it. Ok, maybe some of it is me, because I feel uncomfortable talking about certain intrusive thought “things” with my therapist. It’s just that I feel the same way now, then before I was in therapy. So what’s the point of seeing a psychiatrist? I thought it would be helpful and I have suffered for so long, with no changes. Isn’t therapy meant to fix things, like depressive, anxious symptoms and panic so you can cope better ? But nothing has stopped the panic attacks I ‘m having. Maybe reading books about OCD may help? Or should I switch therapists?

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Hi:

Forum moderators here; we’re sorry you haven’t had many replies yet. Please don’t take this personally or ever think you’re alone. It may just be that forum users are taking a bit of  time to consider how to reply and support you.

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