Posted by daisym on December 1, 2005, at 11:28:40
In reply to Re: Forever meds, posted by Squiggles on November 30, 2005, at 6:54:22
Don't you think good therapy would avoid the "buddy" aspects and work, maybe slowly, towards the best functioning a person is capable of? Just like medications can be lifetime, whose to say a support person isn't also necessary.
I think about clergy in this way -- we go to Church or temple or wherever and learn how to pray, and behave and the teachings and history and all the other stuff. But no one ever says, "OK, now do it on your own." It is expected that there is a leader to help you stay on track, to remind you about things and to help you reflect on how you are living your life.
Likewise, even if you learn a ton about medications and symptoms and side effects, you still have someone helping you monitor things. You reflect with this person on how you have been feeling, how you are functioning and you make changes as your body and life changes.
Why is therapy thought of as so different?
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