I started seeing a therapist over the summer for anxiety and depression. I still don’t feel any better and have noticed no improvement in my mood or emotional state. I’ve been living with depression and suicidal thoughts for over 7 years now. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist in February. I really hope something changes because I can’t live like this for much longer. I don’t want to blame her because I really have no idea how therapy works. This is my first time trying therapy so I really didn’t know what to expect. I feel like my therapist isn’t very responsive, she usually just sits there and listens and that’s about it. I hardly get any feedback from her, she doesn’t give me any advice. I don’t want to discourage others from seeing a therapist, it can be very beneficial for a lot of people but it just doesn’t seem to be working for me. Every situation is different so don’t think that just because I had a bad experience, that therapy is totally useless you don’t need professional help. Some people really do need professional help. Perhaps if my narcissistic father had seen a therapist before having children of his own, he wouldn’t have taken his anger out on us due to the emotional baggage he was carrying. I’m not an expert or anything, but I just had to put this out there. Let me know what you think.