Posted by violette on July 28, 2010, at 12:22:02
In reply to Re: toxic crap, posted by linkadge on July 26, 2010, at 18:32:48
Hey Link,
When you said you were not *really* looking for suggestions-I took it that you *might* be open to suggestions still...
I personally think you'd be a great candidate for psychodynamic therapy with a psychoanalyst...due to your strenghts mostly..but for other reasons....and for those who cannot afford it, most of the training insitutions throughout the world-usually associated with top univerities-offer free services or sliding scale services to those who cannot afford it.
Or, if you can't afford it in terms of not wanting to invest it in or give up spending on organic food, for example (which I totally understand cost benefit trade offs) or wanting to pay cash to avoid insurance claims or any other possibility why someone doesn't want to invest in therapy, if you want to explore it, or find free or low income analysts, here's a link:
http://www.apsa.org/Find_an_Analyst.aspx
I personally wanted someone with a lot of experience due to childhood traumas and other issues, but I think that analysts in training, who usually are assigned to those who can't afford it as that's how they can provide the free services-can be more effective than someone who is semi-experienced, due to the fact they are normally in heavy supervision by a very experienced analyst. If I could no longer afford my therapy, I would go with an analyst in training before I'd ever go back to the other types of psychotherapy I've engaged in during the past. And although other types of therapists often offer a sliding scale for low-income people, I don't know of any other academic org. that offers free therapy for those in need. The Medicaid system sux, and often those clinics for the poor offer poor therapy, though not always..
From what little I know about you, but also from what I've learned about psychology, I really think you'd benefit from psychodynamic-analytical therapy and wonder what you'd think if you gave it a try. Or if you've already tried this, for anyone else following this post-I think anyone who has been on the medication merry go round for so long should consider giving it a try...as the positive effect of this type of therapy on my mental health symptoms was a huge and unexpected outcome. And since I recognized this, I see many around me who I think might possibly have a similar positive outcome.
Since discovering this, I had done alot of research on it and can totally see why it helps more than medications. I noticed this after only 2 sessions with an analyst-it had a noticable effect, so if anyone is interested, you also might notice an effect after only trying a couple sessions...so the cost benefit can be a quicker, less expensive trial as opposed to other therapies where you might not notice effects for months.
But simply telling others about it is probably not convincing as it's up to anyone to see for themselves...but that doesn't stop me from encouraging it for those who don't want to take meds or for those whose meds are not effective. :o)
Please disregard if this doesn't apply to you (or if it annoys you or anyone).
poster:violette
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