Your post-therapy emotional hangover, explained.
Many people experience a range of feelings after a therapy session.
Having a better grasp on some aspect of your mental health can even go as far as being reenergizing.
However, these sessions are the exception, not the norm.
More often than not, a deep fatiguean emotional hangoverwill set in after an appointment.
But don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you’re in distress.
What’s behind your post-therapy exhaustion?
“Not all topics may have the same emotional impact,” Fried explains.
“I would compare it to turning a snow globe upside down and shaking it,” she says.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the option of taking as much time as they need to recover after therapy.
If that’s the case, LeBlanc says to “do so with self-compassion.”
Take five minutes to sit quietly, breathe, or take a brief walk around the block.
Remember, these feelings “[are not] necessarily an unusual phenomenon,” Fried says.
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