What To Expect When Seeing A Psychologist For The First Time

[@ashleyjezak5354]

Just listening to this is making me tear up and want to cry...

[@lanajarbouh5174]

I already cried ;-;

[@keikei2304]

@@lanajarbouh5174 mine is tomorrow,help😭

[@lanajarbouh5174]

@@keikei2304 Best of luck!! It’s going to be amazing! mine was awesome, I cried and I laughed 🥺 i felt so safe and confident

[@aegis8265]

@@keikei2304 omg how did it go ? i’m going on friday 😭

[@keikei2304]

@@aegis8265 it was so great actually! I have been two times now, at first time the moment I went into room I completely forgot all my problems ahaha but like eventually I started talking about my past and everything came back, also the psychologist asks questions so it helps, Im happy now tho

[@philldeme3257]

I feel like I'm going to cry when asked about certain things if I go and I don't want to be a bubbling mess in front of them. I'm so scared of admitting who i really am. I feel like the psychologist is going to see right through me and I'm going to have to deal with things I'm scared to even think about. I keep going over everything I can think of to try and understand why I am like this but nothing. Then when I think of the simple questions that a psychologist would ask me (unfortunately I've always been interested in psychology) I get emotional. I can see me breaking down in front of them and I don't know why. It's like I'm on the verge of finding out something but my emotions won't let me see it and subconsciously I'm scared that the psychologist will see it straight away and I think I maybe (subconsciously) don't want to change and that's why I don't allow myself to fix my own problems. Maybe I'm just stubborn and don't want help. Yet I don't understand why I can't help myself.

[@rain9463]

Don’t think this way, I was thinking the same as you, I had two appt scheduled but I didn’t went to any of them because of hesitation. In the end after 4 years, I’m finding myself with the same problems that got even worse. I even lost the sense of being myself. I really advice you to see the psy, in the end he will help you for how long? One or three years maximum? But in the end you are living way longer than that and even if you’re not your quality of life may improve. Visiting a psy is not that you are weak, it’s that you are strong enough to acknowledge that you need to solve your problems.

[@chiy_p]

Me too. And it's tomorrow. Not only that, but I'm also most likely to cry and feel unconfortable when normally talking to someone I don't know, specially if I can't just run away from the spot I'm in, wich is basically where I'll be in a few hours. Help me :')

[@tabithamcvay7022]

Im so anxious. I meet my first therapist tommorow and its the first time im going :((. Im only 12

[@haileyplatt9631]

Hi Tabitha, it's normal to feel anxious before a first session. Because you're 12, the session might go a little differently than some of the things I talked about in this video. When I see young people, I often start the session with a game of uno. Despite all my practice I still lose a few games, those draw 2's are a real killer! I hope the session goes well tomorrow x

[@lailahartnett9795]

I’m the exact same!!!! 😰😰

[@_detectivepoof_4047]

SAME! I'm really scared for tomorrow! Will you please tell me how it went?

[@katiea.1434]

im 12 too- and about to talk to one do you have any advice?

[@nyahahahakulkulkul1366]

how did it go?

[@SophiiLuca]

I'm really scared... I'm afraid that my mind goes blank and I forget everything that I have experienced, or that I seem totally fine and they think there's no reason for me to be there. The psychologist is apparently also quite young, which I'm not really comfortable with because it's just kinda weird to me when they're young. It makes me shyer for some reason. And my social worker(?) said to my parents that I'm very quick to tell things, but what if that makes them think that nothings wrong, or something? And the thought that someone's going to analyze me is scary. I don't like to be the attention of people... Especially not young ones.

[@blatchie4608]

I know I'm a bit late but writing things down on my phone helps me remember

[@КсюшаАргер]

@@blatchie4608oh, same.. I've got a huge list of things I want to tell a psychologist in my phone..

[@praducts]

It is currently 6am couldn't sleep well and my appointment is at 12:30 and it is my first doctor's appointment to see a psychiatrist for anxiety and depression and I am 18, this is helping alot thanks. 🙏

[@mollybrady2388]

This was so helpful thank you. I was so anxious and worked up about my first initial appointment tomorrow and this has really calmed me down

[@haileyplatt9631]

Thanks Molly, I’m glad it was helpful. Best of luck for your appointment tomorrow.

[@iMatchEnergyLikeABoss]

I meet my new therapist today, thank you for this.

[@dhruvivora9763]

This was informational as it resolved couple of my thoughts fixated in my mind regarding the initial sessions Thank you

[@scottwooten6810]

This has given me such a confidence boost. It can be scary (shouldn't have to be). But an amazing video thank you Hailey.

[@jaydengarcia]

is this what i can expect as a 15 year old? i’m extremely nervous and the only thing getting me through is that my psychologist is going to be a woman and not a man. the thought of talking to a man about my problems terrifies me. my appointment is tomorrow and i’m very scared.

[@chamudisiriwardhane3825]

Haha same here I have my appointment tomorrow and I have sad so i told my mom to look for female psychologists specifically.

[@keikei2304]

@@chamudisiriwardhane3825 mine is tomorrow too😭

[@anastasiakovaliovadavies5612]

Thank you for your advice, useful to know 👍

[@haileyplatt9631]

Thanks for watching. New videos are coming soon, so stay tuned.

[@candykite232]

I have my first appointment tomorrow & I’m extremely Anxious 😟 & Scared. Opening up

[@sharon8458]

My first one is in like a few hours and I’m watching this cuz I’m nervous. Hope it goes well

[@wrenmorningstar5246]

Thank you

[@danielkalil5599]

why am I crying ?

[@freshliving4199]

Because you are being led by the wrong spirit. Emotions. Thoughts lead to emotions lead to overreacting. Basically the story of your life.

[@gogreenkp97]

My psychiatrist is sending me to a psychologist to get my complete diagnosis so this doesnt apply to me is it possible that what you are in the UK or Australia is different then what us Americans call a psychologist?

[@manishagautam2624]

watch the movie 'Dear Zindagi" that can also help... :)

[@wowwow2575]

Everyone please remember that its completely fine to cry

[@creativename1590]

is it ok to cry in front of a therapist

[@blatchie4608]

Yes :)

[@Mmmeeeaooowww]

yesss

[@Connor4x4]

It's okay to cry anywhere

[@priscillavandenberg3505]

Thank you, this is really helpful!!!

[@namnami3187]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@MacDaddyRico]

I'll never forget my first session, after I'd taken a half-hour long test in her office... My psychologist asked me if I wanted to hear the good news first, or the bad... I told her give me the bad news first... Psychologist: "Test results indicate you're a woman trapped in a man's body." Me: "Hell, doc...what could possibly be the good news?" Psychologist: "You're a lesbian."

[@HipHopAnotomus]

When was this? 1960? Homosexuality isn't considered a mental illness anymore. Get with the times.

[@cornonthecob4693]

Will they force me to speak with my dad in the room? I know that if he does come ill lie alot because i think all of my problems stem from him

[@haileyplatt9631]

I can't speak for the psychologist you'll end up seeing but when I see a young client for the first time I usually bring the parents in first to introduce myself. We chat as a group for a little while and then I ask the parents to leave so we can have the rest of the session just the two of us. If you do get to see the psychologist on your own be sure to tell them what you do and do not feel comfortable about your dad knowing. It's important that you feel safe and that your sessions are private.

[@MONDAY______]

Thank you.

[@gavinelliot3564]

I can't do it.they just zone out.if had several tell me they really don't give a shit

[@user-nk6fn1lu4i]

Hi! Really good video, I love it! May ask something? I never once going to psychology, but I have suspicion that I might have ocd, but Idk, and I wanna be sure, how do I say I wanna know what kind of mental illness that I suffer? Thank you very much 😊

[@myNamesTakin]

The way your screen blurrs in and out with the black and white under the same caption, is a little much...

[@PozitiveVibrationz]

I want to quit my psychologist, i feel like a weak bitch and i get told to sit on my butt and im told "You are good enough as you are" Any thoungts? I really wnt to quit.

[@anonymoushuman8443]

Will they recommend or give you drugs

[@kuwamac5889]

I Hope so

[@jaydengarcia]

psychologists can’t prescribe anything, only psychiatrists can. if your psychologist thinks you’d benefit from going on meds they might recommend you to a psychiatrist.

[@MyLostToys]

The whole session is them watching the money clock.

[@moldycupbleachpower6782]

As an electrical engineer. Logically Wouldnt it be more beneficial for the PATIENT to actually HELP the person In their FIRST session? This person is seeing you because they are begging for help. Yet all you want to do is ask them a million question while not addressing the real reason the have finally mustered the courage to tell you? Wouldnt you rather the patient leave your session feeling a little bit of closure and give them some coping mechanisms? I think the 100 questions should be in the second session. For them it's a massive deal to open up to you. If they leave your session feeling like no one can help them (which they will if you do what you say in the video? then you should be held responsible if they take their life.. dont you agree?

[@jitbb8215]

Do you not know how diagnosis works? And how does you being an electrical engineer relate to that lmao dumbass

[@jonhohensee3258]

{ love her fake accent. Well done!

[@freshliving4199]

What to expect when seeing a psychologist for the first time? Absolutely nothing.

[@christopherbako]

Thank you.