Written on 3 February 2019
Krystal started lying to her therapist about three sessions in.
It wasn't because she didn't want to get better, she totally wanted to be okay with herself, but because she really didn't remember much about her life.
So she started talking about how she was disappointed with her life, how she’d had all these grand plans for success, all these hopes of a family by the time she was 30, how she felt like she’d let her Mum down.
She found that the lying came a little too easily to her, and it was far simpler to do it then to actually try and decipher why she was so miserable all the time.
Eventually, she admitted that she thought the sessions were a waste of time, and told her therapist she felt more miserable than ever. She thanked her for her help and left the practice.
She returned a few years later, and promised to herself she would tell the truth. But she ended up doing exactly the same thing, except with a new therapist.