Mental Health Support

Siwsan

(27,891 posts) Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:46 PM Feb 2026

Does anyone else always feel exhausted after a therapy session?

I did manage to get laundry done but now I feel like I could go to sleep. After I feed the kid cats, that is.

Also, the nightmare medication as finally started working. Every once in a while one will slip through but usually my dreams are now just very weird.

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Does anyone else always feel exhausted after a therapy session? (Original Post) Siwsan Feb 2026 OP

Yes. ZDU Feb 2026 #1

OMG 😴 Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #2

The whole point is to get things off your chest NCDem47 Feb 2026 #3

YOU BET!! no_hypocrisy Feb 2026 #4

I always enjoy the weird ones! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #5

When my mother died, I went to grief counseling which became counseling for other issues. Many, many other issues. MIButterfly Feb 2026 #6

ZDU

(1,415 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:50 PM

Feb 2026

Emotional draining

Clouds Passing

(8,192 posts)

2. OMG 😴

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:56 PM

Feb 2026

EMDR, IFS, soma. Healing trauma work is so exhausting. But worth every iota of the effort.

❤️ melts 🥶

NCDem47

(3,523 posts)

3. The whole point is to get things off your chest

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:58 PM

Feb 2026

That is emotionally exhausting with all that heavy thinking and articulating.

no_hypocrisy

(55,377 posts)

4. YOU BET!!

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Mon Feb 9, 2026, 07:14 PM

Feb 2026

OldBaldy1701E

(11,546 posts)

5. I always enjoy the weird ones! (n/t)

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Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:18 PM

Feb 2026

MIButterfly

(3,141 posts)

6. When my mother died, I went to grief counseling which became counseling for other issues. Many, many other issues.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 07:00 PM

Feb 2026

I would always schedule my appointments for as late in the day as possible because I didn't want to have to go to work after a session. It was very exhausting.

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