Posted by Willow on February 23, 2002, at 21:12:21
In reply to Re: You won't believe this!, posted by OldSchool on February 23, 2002, at 19:32:49
"Can you believe that, a therapist is asking me to trash psychotherapy and plug meds."
Once during an appointment with my psychologist, I was thinking out loud about quiting effexor, when the vehemence of his answer, no, made my jaw drop.
> I just dont understand where these talk therapy/psychology people come from...do these people REALLY believe that makes serious mental illness any better?
What is the harm? There are different "forms" of talk therapy. I can't say that any medication has helped me through a crisis the way my psychologists have. No medication has been able to curb chronic suicidal thoughts, though talking and thinking through why they come, and learning through these processes has helped.
My father's illness I would consider severe. The medication he has taken has threatened his physical health and the illness itself has affected his well-being. Of us who post on this board, I would consider our lives from marginally to moderately touched by mental health issues. I would be hard pressed to call them severe. But then again this is just one of my many opinions.
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