Posted by Dinah on June 26, 2003, at 2:24:31
In reply to Re: Therapy as mood stabilizer? Opinions please., posted by Tabitha on June 26, 2003, at 0:23:58
Hey! "Just ongoing support" ain't bad. :)
I'm not worse, I'm not in the hospital, I'm still employed, and a reasonably decent mom. I'm not dead, and I've reduced SI to almost nothing. Mainly from "just ongoing support". And in the face of naturally growing stressors in my life that may have done me in otherwise, or reduced me to living a mechanical life artificially deadened by heavy duty medications.
My therapist has said that he feels that support and keeping me from getting worse is a sufficient reason for therapy. But that change and improvement is something he always works for as well. And achieves.
But I can't say that I could stop therapy tomorrow and find that I've grown enough to be able to do without it.
But that's me.
Tabitha, I have to tell you, that there has been rewiring done in your ten years. In just the time I've known you here, you've grown and evolved. Enjoy your ten year anniversary with assurance that the rewiring is apparent to those who know you.
(But support isn't a negligible benefit either.)
poster:Dinah
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