Posted by whiterabbit on May 3, 2003, at 18:30:27
In reply to Slipping - what can I do?, posted by Snoozy on May 3, 2003, at 14:23:21
Get help, get help, get help! Oh and did I mention - get help. Why do we insist on traveling through the wasteland alone?? I did it too, stuck out my brave little chin and tried to endure. Finally I became so desperately ill that I couldn't hide it anymore, from others or myself, and still I wouldn't ask for help. I kept rolling right downhill to the big crash and burn.
Don't let it go that far! This is what you need to do right now: you find a good psychiatrist.
Not a half-assed psychiatrist - and unfortunately they're out there - but a really good one. You need to see this person as often as necessary until you've been correctly diagnosed and you're well on your way to recovery with the right medication. You need to be honest about your symptoms so the doctor can prescribe the best medicine at the best dosage for you. As you begin to feel better - and you will - your medication will need less "tweaking" and you won't need to see the psychiatrist so often, but a doctor needs to determine these intervals and a doctor needs
to be steering the ship when you take psychiatric medication.Next, find a good therapist. Not a half-assed therapist - and they're out there too - but a really good one. Don't confuse therapy with analysis - you won't have to go in there and talk about your painful childhood (or whatever) if you don't want to. A good therapist will make you feel better, teach you coping skills, let you know what's probably going on when you talk about yourself or the psychiatrist, and give you hope.
If you need advice on what constitutes a good psychiatrist and a good therapist and how to find them, we have all kinds of experts rightchere on this website, and we're all happy to offer advice.
You go get help.
-Gracie
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