Do you have a therapist?

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I plan on getting diagnosed shortly. My life at the moment consists of work and living by myself. I'm not very good at conversation and usually don't have much new to talk about, unless you want to talk about physics, science or whatever it is I'm stuck on. Is a therapist something that most of you have?

nope. don't see what i would get out of that, and have trouble opening up anyway

I don't.

When I went to one before they asked open ended questions that I didn't know how to respond to. They assumed I was being obstructive and I couldn't beat it through their head that I actually didn't know what to say. So eventually I gave up and stopped speaking altogether. The subsequent sessions involved me sitting in silence as they harassed me and told me how I was wasting their time. I don't plan on repeating that helpful experience.

No, because I was tired of them telling me how I feel and that I'm in denial about things when I'm more aware than I tend to unintentionally lead people to believe.

Yes, I have a therapist but to be honest I've never felt that he has done me any good and I'm not sure how he could.

Basically, what it comes down to is that I pay someone to sit and listen to me talk for an hour about my interests. Some times it's worth it, sometimes not.

I have a special type of therapist that works with me in my home on AST (Adaptive Skills Training).

I don't have one and never did.

I have a Psychiatrist but I don't know why. What is she supposed to do other than stare at me while i ramble on and then prescribe anti-anxiety meds? And she opens every session with "what can I do for you"? What can she do? Other than listen to me? She never gives feedback, even when I ask questions I never get a response to what I am asking. What is the point? I feel no benefit from seeing her an no benefit from the medication. I have only seen her 3 times, my previous Psychiatrist having retired in July. When I mention Aspergers to this lady she looks at me like I am speaking of an alien concept. My main issues are the social anxiety, OCD and bipolar. I don't need therapy for being an Aspie.

I have a psychiatrist - basically he renews my meds and makes my official diagnosis and rambles on a bit. I always enjoy talking with him - He's kind of an eccentric character - long hair, a beard, 36 year-old hippie, surfer, Mormon Sunday School teacher and liberal Democrat - a colorful combination.

He does tend to ramble on a bit. Sometimes I think of saying to him, "Now listen Jeremy, I'M THE CRAZY!! YOU'RE THE PSYCHIATRIST!! LET'S GET OUR ROLES IN ORDER!!" But he's a good guy and always has some very useful advice. At least he is entertaining.

I haven't had one in a while (the last one laughed at me when I suggested I think I could have Asperger's instead of ADHD, and accused me of just wanting sympathy). Well, my mental health is not really improving, quite the opposite. So I figured it might be good to get a different therapist, so I set up an appointment at the clinic where I'm also being evaluated. Hopefully that way they are less likely to think I'm making things up. I go in on Monday morning.

Psychologist are pretty stupid people who know nothing. I would not recommend them as they are made for people without the ability for self reflection. The only reason I am still going is that my family think they are useful; however, I just feed the psychologist a bunch of bull that they like so I can get it over with.

I do have a therapist. The county I live in (in the UK) has no help for adults on the spectrum who do not have a learning disability, I also have complex mental health problems along side the AS and I have a severe and enduring eating disorder...so basically I am a mess of problems and was referred to my psychotherapist before I was diagnosed with AS after being passed amongst most of the people within the mental health system within my county. When she stopped working for the NHS I made the decision to continue seeing her and I now see her privately. She is an integrative therapist and is specialised in many areas that happen to be very relevant.

I don't and I doubt it would help me much, except for maybe being a mediator between me and social services and/or the job center. I hate having to "excuse" myself to why some thing are just not working for me. And if everyone was fine with that, good, but it seems that when it comes to employment there's this "but you must fit in" mentality, and that's where I rather have a professional around, since for some reason being a certified professional gives you more credit.

The times I had a therapist it was fun though; yet we never really addressed the issues at hand. It felt more like a friend with whom I shared a few fun stories. With most of therapists I had, I often ended up getting free time after hours, because for some reason I'm a hoot to converse with on a personal level. The times I ended up sitting there for 2 hours, while only being charged 45 minutes... it's safe to say that happens after the first 2 sessions and they realize "this is actually a great way to spend an hour of my spare time", lol.

As it is now, I'm still waiting to see if I need any proper support to sort out my situation I'm in now and I might end up with a therapist again.

I never had much luck talking to psychs & counselors. We had misunderstandings & they pushed me in directions that weren't rite for me.

yes i do.
why are you self diagnosing?
its like you want to have Aspergers or something.

That's quite common from what I've heard. The thing probably is that one needs to find the right therapist that suits him/her and not settle with just about anyone.

That, and the fact that a therapist needs to look at the person, not the illness (even if said illness is why you are seeing the therapist).