How’s Your Therapy Going?
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It's always been like this when I go in, meds and diagnosis right away, it's the same with the g.p. it's not like this where you are at? That is interesting to me haha
For me the assessment went well she went away to talk to her boss to see what they can offer me gave me 2 options normal one on one talking sessions or a therapy that corrects your behaviour so you dont get into a place where your depression fears take over
my only worry was the waiting list 10 plus weeks for the first which i picked and months for the behaviour one its crazt]y the lack of resources we put into mental health there really should not be waiting lists
does anyone know if the person doing the assessment will that be your therapist or will it be someone new
my only worry was the waiting list 10 plus weeks for the first which i picked and months for the behaviour one its crazt]y the lack of resources we put into mental health there really should not be waiting lists
does anyone know if the person doing the assessment will that be your therapist or will it be someone new
Well it wasn't a huge one, barely noticeable to others, but it was annoying. And even more annoying was that my doctor refused to believe it was the Wellbutrin because it's not a common side effect. But I ended up going off and on it a couple of times and the twitch came back every time. However I have spoken to many people who were helped by Wellbutrin and it is a miracle drug for some. A lot of people who seem to do well on it get an initial bump in mood for the first few days on the med (the "Wellbutrin honeymoon") and then it can be a bit of a roller coaster for several weeks until it settles. There are sites out there to research meds including Crazymeds. Truthfully I think my own meds are crapping out after several years because I'm getting a lot of mood swings and generally having a tough time although a lot of that could be external stressors as well.
So I think the meds are helping a little, I feel good during the morning but in the afternoon I crash, and it's a scary kind of crashing, like I'm a little worried because if I ever do ctb it will be while I'm in a severe emotional state, I'll just do it and no one will even know.
Last week we had a phone call apt and coincidentally it was the day before I started my period, I have pmdd, so I just cried hysterically throughout the call
I hate this shit lol now she probably thinks I'm histrionic. There is medication for the pmdd I'll be asking her about, its getting old and worsening.
Had a dr apt the other day, during the afternoon so I was super depressed, it's like a weight. Usually I hide this very well in public, for some reason this past year I've not been able to at the drs.
This is very troublesome as it's a complete waste of time, what little i do remember it's her offering tests and shit and me saying "no, I'm doing that"
It's funny, while she gets a little pissy which i get, she is probably the only person in my life i feel safe saying no to. She doesn't laugh, coerce, or force me into anything . Its always a strange experience for me, as I generally despise any health care professionals, but she's different.
I fear she's running out patience with me though and would like to somehow prevent her from dropping me as a patient.
Sorry this turned out so long.
Last week we had a phone call apt and coincidentally it was the day before I started my period, I have pmdd, so I just cried hysterically throughout the call
I hate this shit lol now she probably thinks I'm histrionic. There is medication for the pmdd I'll be asking her about, its getting old and worsening. Had a dr apt the other day, during the afternoon so I was super depressed, it's like a weight. Usually I hide this very well in public, for some reason this past year I've not been able to at the drs.
This is very troublesome as it's a complete waste of time, what little i do remember it's her offering tests and shit and me saying "no, I'm doing that"
It's funny, while she gets a little pissy which i get, she is probably the only person in my life i feel safe saying no to. She doesn't laugh, coerce, or force me into anything . Its always a strange experience for me, as I generally despise any health care professionals, but she's different.
I fear she's running out patience with me though and would like to somehow prevent her from dropping me as a patient.
Sorry this turned out so long.
Hey Astrid, its great to see you have been feeling good. i am a little troubled about what you say happens in the afternoon. i hope you are able to work that out.
i’m wondering do you think yourself to be histrionic? i don’t really see it. one can show feelings that are real and maybe even intense and not be histrionic. but you do need to bring things inside to the attention of the provider. that’s why you are there. i don’t think a histrionic person would be too concerned about trying to change highly charged emotional reactions. they’d just do it and leave it at that.
i’ve seen twisted up looks on therapist’s faces that i have worked with and i could tell they were having some intensities going on about who they were working with and the extremes i was expressing, but the stuff inside is real, and it coming out is not just some kind of a show.
its funny that she gets “pissy”. but maybe that is with purpose so as to keep in check behaviors that might otherwise start going too far. and if that is done and can be done successfully, it may actually demonstrate that you are not histrionic and she already knows it.
just my thoughts - impressions. glad to hear of some good feelings !!! 👽
i’m wondering do you think yourself to be histrionic? i don’t really see it. one can show feelings that are real and maybe even intense and not be histrionic. but you do need to bring things inside to the attention of the provider. that’s why you are there. i don’t think a histrionic person would be too concerned about trying to change highly charged emotional reactions. they’d just do it and leave it at that.
i’ve seen twisted up looks on therapist’s faces that i have worked with and i could tell they were having some intensities going on about who they were working with and the extremes i was expressing, but the stuff inside is real, and it coming out is not just some kind of a show.
its funny that she gets “pissy”. but maybe that is with purpose so as to keep in check behaviors that might otherwise start going too far. and if that is done and can be done successfully, it may actually demonstrate that you are not histrionic and she already knows it.
just my thoughts - impressions. glad to hear of some good feelings !!! 👽
I think when one feels jinxed, that is not end of story. it's feelings I've been having lately that I'm realizing I can choose to make different ways to react and respond that certainly make it appear I can do things to bring about different outcomes. will it work? we'll see. I don't know how you can apply something similar in your situation, but maybe you can approach it as jinxing the jinx.
but for each of the above issues, I think you can bring these to the attention of the appropriate healthcare professionals to have them addressed and they can be ones you have not seen yet. and maybe you can try a non med approach? (hopefully these will be allowed by your insurance etc, if you have and is a part of your healthcare. I lived with what I often considered a demon. that thinking was difficult to change but I believe I found effective steps to take. sometimes it is not the therapy you go to but the therapy you discover how to do on your own and then also with help. 👽
but for each of the above issues, I think you can bring these to the attention of the appropriate healthcare professionals to have them addressed and they can be ones you have not seen yet. and maybe you can try a non med approach? (hopefully these will be allowed by your insurance etc, if you have and is a part of your healthcare. I lived with what I often considered a demon. that thinking was difficult to change but I believe I found effective steps to take. sometimes it is not the therapy you go to but the therapy you discover how to do on your own and then also with help. 👽