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When Therapy Makes Everything Feel Worse Before It Gets Better

I started therapy six months ago and I feel worse than when I began - like I opened a door I can't close and now everything feels uncertain.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're experiencing the disorienting phase where increased self-awareness disrupts familiar but dysfunctional patterns.

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