Posted by Dinah on December 12, 2003, at 9:27:32
In reply to severing relationship, posted by zenn4 on December 12, 2003, at 8:30:52
It's tough trusting again when you've been betrayed. I'm not sure I could either.
Do you agree with your pdoc? Do you think therapy would be helpful for you and why? Can you think of ways that you can reduce the chance of getting a bad therapist if you think therapy might be helpful for you? Or reduce the amount of time it takes to figure out you're not a good match and move on? I'm asking you the old pros and cons questions. What are the advantages and helpful outcomes to doing therapy? What are the disadvantages and harmful outcomes to doing therapy? What are the advantages of not doing therapy? What are the disadvantages of not doing therapy? If you think therapy is worth considering, how do you think you could maximize the advantages and minimize the disadvantages?
Don't go off meds just because your pdoc screwed up! At least not quickly. At the very least you need to taper off psych meds. And if they're working for you, why stop at all? If you don't want to find a new pdoc right now (or ever even) can you get your regular doctor to continue the prescriptions you're currently on for as long as they remain helpful? I think of doing that myself sometimes, just because I make so few changes that a pdoc feels like overkill sometimes.
I'm sorry you had such bad experiences. :(
poster:Dinah
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