Posted by Krissy P on March 14, 2003, at 1:04:52
In reply to Therapy time limitations?, posted by lauran on March 13, 2003, at 11:01:48
Hi, I started therapy in 1995 and stopped in March 2002- soo hmmmmm I went for 7 years. I will tell you what my therapist told me- better at (your age) then at (double your age) think about that-you are ahead of some in the therapy process:-) I don't think there is a time limit on therapy, unless of course, an insurance company's say so. Your therapist sounds great and I agree with her, just from my experience-peaks, valleys, even ground, 2 steps forward, sometimes 5 steps backward. That is how it was with me anyway. I hope it continues to go well and hang in there-it's all part of therapy. Problems will arise and you may have to learn how to master it before you really get it and you may not "get it" until a long time after you end your therapy:-) For now, yes, feel it, go for it, and participate in your therapy, all is well for you:-) I wish you the best and try to get the most out of it for YOU. Hope this helps?
Cheers, Kristen
==================================================================================================I've been in therapy for over one year now. It is difficult to desribe the gains I've made in my personal life. Posting on psychobabble is just one of them. Obtaining a correct diagnosis is another. Meds are being adjusted right now as I had a bad reaction to one, but that is OK with me. We are getting there.
I guess I am just feeling a little insecure. I feel like I am putting myself on a time table for therapy. Like I have to tackle a problem and then master it and then move forward.
My pdoc told me that therapy has a lot of peaks and valleys, and then some even ground. I may leap forward a few steps, fall back a couple, go forward one, back again, ahead again, well, you get the picture.
All the while my life is going in the right direction however painfully so at times. I guess I just think I have to put myself on a time table. I was looking at my old calendar the other day and realized I've been going weekly for 18 months. Is that a long time? I am finding myself thinking, "I have to be done soon, right"?
I just want to say I am very secure in therapy right now. I once could not imagine myself participating in it. I now cannot imagine going without it. Is that OK to feel?
Just thinking over my morning cup of coffee. Thanks.
poster:Krissy P
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