Posted by Dinah on January 23, 2004, at 9:01:18
In reply to Re: Therapy anyone?? » Vera, posted by Dinah on January 22, 2004, at 20:33:49
Hi, Vera. Do you know what type of therapy you're in? When I started seeing my therapist, he pretty quickly taught me techniques to physically reduce the anxiety. Breathing techniques, and thought stopping, and analyzing my thoughts. Although it was difficult to deal with the added anxiety of telling my life story to a virtual stranger, the tangible rewards of feeling better offset that.
You might also want to post on the medication board, (plain) Psycho-Babble. Wellbutrin has been known to cause more anxiety in certain patients.
It's only been three sessions, and I must tell you that even after nine years of therapy with my therapist, my two sessions with an extra therapist for EMDR have been overflowing with anxiety and all sorts of unpleasant things. So it might not be uncommon for those of us with anxiety disorders. I think the best thing to do is to be honest with your therapist and tell him exactly what you said in your post. He'll be used to helping people through the uncomfortable stages. And if he hasn't already, ask him to teach you breathing techniques and guided relaxation. I think people need the immediate payoff to keep doing the hard work of therapy sometimes.
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