Unspoken Truths of Being a Therapist: "I Should Know This By Now"

"I Should Know This By Now"

This continues our series exploring the human realities of therapeutic practice. Today we examine the persistent feeling that haunts many experienced therapists: the belief that we should have figured it all out by now.

The 2 AM Google Search

It's 2 AM and you're in bed with your phone, secretly googling "how to work with borderline personality disorder" even though you've been practicing for eight years. Or maybe you're researching autism spectrum symptoms because you're wondering if you missed something with your teenage client.

Your partner stirs and asks what you're doing. "Nothing," you mumble, quickly closing the browser, feeling like a fraud who doesn't deserve the "Expert Therapist" title on your website.

Sound familiar?