About to go for my first counseling consultation. Found a private counselor after waiting months on the university's list, getting one phone interview & getting told I might want to seek help elsewhere since the list is so long. I'm not a student, & since I'm not a suicide risk I don't think I was very high priority.

The private counselor still works on a sliding scale & was able to answer my inquiries & get me in within a week of contact. She specializes in things my family members have been diagnosed with (PTSD) as well as other things. so far, I really like her.

Anyway, I am nervous as talking about this stuff in detail with someone can make things worse for a bit. I'm hoping that won't happen, but still... Wish me luck?

I'm looking forward to getting a handle on this stuff & improving my skills in any way possible.
So, here we go.