Waiting for a therapy place: what you can do in the meantime

Why the wait so often feels this hard

When you have finally decided to change something, waiting is especially hard. The tension stays, but the place where you could take it is still missing. During this time many people start to condemn themselves on top of everything: “I really ought to manage this on my own.” That is understandable. But it usually makes the burden bigger, not smaller.

What „Die innere Logik” can be while you wait, and what it cannot

This platform is a protected space for self-reflection. While you wait, it can help you to understand your inner patterns, reactions and valuations better and to meet yourself more calmly.

It is not a substitute for psychotherapy and not crisis help. It does not take the therapy off your hands. It can make the time until then a little less empty.

Gentle steps for the in-between time

You do not have to do any of this all at once. Even a small step counts.

• · Understand rather than fight. Observe what is triggered in you, without immediately condemning yourself for it.
• · Create an outer anchor. One or two people you can write to. The crisis numbers within reach.
• · Start small. A few minutes of reflection are worth more than a grand resolution that overwhelms you.
• · Stay with the therapy. Get yourself onto waiting lists, ask about places that have come free at short notice. This page is the bridge, not the destination.

How the three companions can help you with this

On the platform you choose one of three paths, depending on what occupies you most right now:

• · The Prison of Valuation, when you judge yourself harshly, feel ashamed or feel “not enough”.
• · Schema-B, when strong feelings overwhelm you or old patterns keep flaring up.
• · Coping with Conflict, when conflict throws you off course.

You can try the first four chapters of each companion for free, in your own tempo. During the build-up phase all chapters are free.