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Siwsan

(27,830 posts) Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:46 PM Feb 9

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 9 OP

Yes. ZDU Feb 9 #1

OMG 😴 Clouds Passing Feb 9 #2

The whole point is to get things off your chest NCDem47 Feb 9 #3

YOU BET!! no_hypocrisy Feb 9 #4

I always enjoy the weird ones! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 10 #5

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

ZDU

(1,170 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:50 PM

Feb 9

Emotional draining

Clouds Passing

(7,633 posts)

2. OMG 😴

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:56 PM

Feb 9

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

❤️ melts 🥶

NCDem47

(3,379 posts)

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

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:58 PM

Feb 9

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

no_hypocrisy

(54,651 posts)

4. YOU BET!!

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Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:14 PM

Feb 9

OldBaldy1701E

(10,805 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:18 PM

Feb 10

MIButterfly

(2,403 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, 06:00 PM

Thursday

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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