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Re: things that a good therapist can help with

Posted by Emily Elizabeth on February 13, 2012, at 12:35:45

In reply to things that a good therapist can help with, posted by poser938 on February 12, 2012, at 20:22:26

> m psychiatrist has been telling me she thinks a therapist could help me. but, for the most part i thnik she is wrong. i used to see a therapist when i 1st started seeing a psychiatrist and he did help at the time, until my meds kicked in. now days, my problem is a nearly complete lack of real emotions. tardive dyskinesia. my emotions are VERY sensitive to food i eat. and my hair falling out twice ast fast (i believe these 2 symptoms are related to my tardive dyskinesia)
> any slight amount of sexual stimulation makes me feel eally bad emotionally and ache all over. and if i over exert myself at all, my body just wants to shut down. and feeling very confused all the time. my problem is not getting said or upset about things like family or life events like they were when i 1st started seeing a psychiatrist. i believe the chance of a therapist helpig me and getting me anywhere close to where i need to be are as good as the chances of me telling a mountain to move, and it moving. could i really be wrong about thinking this?

Any TMS updates? Is therapy the only other option your pdoc is suggesting?

As for your question in this post, my answer is sort of yes and no. Therapy is a powerful thing. Full disclosure though, I myself am a psychologist and have been in my own therapy for about 10 years. So, I pretty much "buy into" the usefulness of therapy.

A therapist might be able to help you with coping startegies--how do deal with overwhelming emotions, how to deal with chronic illness. You might need to work a little to find the right match. I agree with you that a therapist who wants to process your current relationships, life events, etc might not get you very far. There are many different therapists out there with many different approaches. Perhaps pdoc could help refer you to someone who would be a good match to your needs.

That said, I know from both professional and personal experience that if your depression is too severe, it is very hard to get anything accomplished in therapy. Sometimes you need something biological to jump start you so that you can be in a place to get things accomplished in therapy.

Good luck to you. I am interested to learn what pdoc had to say today.

Best,
EE


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