Posted by noa on May 21, 2003, at 17:24:07
In reply to Tired of ineffective pdocs, posted by magic potion on May 16, 2003, at 19:45:59
FWIW,
I have been in a similar place and never thought it could get better. But guess what--it did. It was a rough, winding, obstacle-ridden road, and many many times I thought it wasn't worth it. But now I am very glad I stuck it out.
As for the therapist, maybe you want to tell your therapist that you need him/her to be more interactive? And if it isn't his/her style, maybe you can seek out a therapist with a more interactive style.
But you're right. No one can "make" you better. Medication can help, and my experience was that until the depression was properly treated medically, what I was able to get out of therapy had major limitations. But I found that medication helped enough to make me feel up to the task of dealing with all the work I had to do to get better.
Finding the right combo of meds can also be extremely frustrating, I know. But it is worth it to hang in there, leaving no stone unturned until you get the combo that is at least "good enough". There are no perfect meds or med combos, but I believe it is possible to find one that is good enough to make a huge difference.
All this might sound sugar coated as you say, but it comes from someone who has had a really rough journey with treatment-resistent depression. I am glad I hung in there. I never would have believed that when I was in the worst moments, days, weeks, months of my depression. But it's true. I am glad I kept going. There is hope, even though I could not see it then.
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