Posted by SLS on May 20, 2013, at 19:40:12
In reply to Re: Avoid Avoidance --- P.S.: » SLS, posted by Twinleaf on May 20, 2013, at 9:58:41
Hi Twinleaf.
Thanks for your input.
> I have struggled with these same two things, and can definitely empathize with what a heavy toll they can take. I have found psychotherapy invaluable in its experience of a healthy new relationship in which I feel safe and valued.
I would deem the person with whom you found a healthy relationship to be extremely fortunate.
:-)
(No smoke).
> This has made my social anxiety much less severe, and allowed me to form meaningful new relationships, and just feel generally more comfortable and outgoing. But I am never going to be Extrovert of the Year!
Was it the psychotherapy that afforded you this new comfort, or was it the relationships themselves? In other words, would psychotherapy alone have produced this reduction in anxiety without the formation of healthy relationships, or did the relationships act as a catalyst?
I know, I know. They are inextricably linked...
> Would this be something you would consider now? The combination of medication and therapy might be extremely effective.
I don't know. It depends upon whether or not the psychotherapy would be covered by Medicare. The idea appeals to me, though.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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