Posted by Racer on June 21, 2006, at 23:08:55
In reply to Re: Help w/ perspective, posted by puravida on June 21, 2006, at 18:33:16
> Thanks to you both. I have a call in to the Dr, but they are telling me that instead of adjusting my meds, that I need to do a cognitive therapy course - 4 hr a week for 3 weeks.
Yeah? That's a whopping 12 hours, which is probably your entire year's worth of benefit if your insurance is like most that I've seen. And it would be less than civil of me to offer my reaction to the whole thing...
Don't get me wrong -- I really and truly do believe that therapy is in your best interest, and that therapy and meds is the best way to treat any form of depression. I'm still not impressed by your doctor's take on this. It bothers me a great deal that he is dismissing your concerns this way. A friend of mine, who is a doctor's daughter, told me something once: "It's a time honored tradition for doctors to blame the patient." Meaning, if the doctor's treatment isn't working well, it's because YOU are doing something wrong.
Again, though -- therapy is a good thing. Go for therapy, even if it's not this particular program. And you don't have to go to this one program, just because your doctor's office recommended it. You can find another therapist who works for YOU, if you choose to.
Whatever you do, though -- I strongly urge you to consider getting a second opinion.
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> To clarify - I don't have a problem w/bulimia or anorexia - I just binge.Binge Eating Disorder, a subgroup of Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. But I didn't think you meant you had one of the two biggies. Consider yourself lucky about that...
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