So I’m due to see a counsellor on the 30th of January, ‘cause the doctor thinks my illness is due to anxiety/low mood/whatever. I’ve actually seen two in the past, but they never really helped me, so I’m concerned this is gonna be another waste of time.

The first one just made me fill in a bunch of forms about my daily routine, which seemed really pointless, and the second one kinda concentrated more on fixing my sleep pattern then anything else.

The problem is, I really hate talking about personal stuff to strangers, I struggle as it is to talk about that stuff to my friends and family. So I tend to try and avoid the issue by talking about something else (which is how the second counsellor got focused on my sleep pattern >.>).

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to approach them this time? Is there anything I can do to let them know I’m not comfortable walking into a room and then suddenly spilling out all my personal problems? I’d rather do this right and get well again then have this be another failure. >_>