Posted by fallsfall on September 14, 2003, at 22:33:14
In reply to Should I go back into therapy?, posted by cubic_me on September 14, 2003, at 15:47:22
I would assume that you are depressed (because you are taking Effexor). Are there other issues that therapy would help you deal with? (Are you perfectionistic, anxious, suicidal? Were you abused or neglected as a child? Do you have trouble with work relationships or personal relationships?)
My personal opinion is that some people with depression need only meds. But I think that most people with depression have both the biological thing going on and also some psychological things happening. Or if you have been depressed for a long time, then your style of interaction has probably suffered, and your relationships with that, and your self esteem. Therapy can help with those kinds of things.
You are afraid of being dependent. Is that because you felt yourself getting dependent on your therapist? Or because you have gotten dependent on other people in the past? Or because you heard that people depend on their therapists?
The type of therapy that you need (CBT or Psychodynamic or Eclectic or Psychoanaysis) depends on both your personality and what problems you are trying to solve.
One possibility would be to schedule a session with your therapist and talk about these questions. If she is a good therapist, then if she thinks that CBT would be better for you she will say so and help you find a CBT therapist. She can also talk about the pluses and minuses of each type of therapy for someone like you. She can talk about the dependency issues, as well. Then after you have talked to her (because she knows you) you will have more information to make an informed decision.
Of course, we'd love to have you keep posting here and will help you as much as we can.
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