Posted by GoodEnough on January 12, 2005, at 9:32:52
In reply to pdocs who do therapy, posted by CareBear04 on January 12, 2005, at 4:02:32
I see a therapist who is also my pdoc, an MD. I am in the process, almost complete, of tapering off of my anti-depressant. So far, so good - I am down to 1/4 of my original dose. My plan is to not go back onto another AD, but if the depression symptoms come back, I will. If I don't go back onto pills, then I will be seeing a pdoc/T only for therapy.
I (and my T) believe that most of my symptoms are related to my painful past. We work with dreams and current issues that come up in my life to heal those deep wounds. It is working very well for me.
I used to believe that all I needed was to find the right pill to make me feel better. I saw a whole string of therapists who were PhD psychologists and MSSW social worker but never formed a good therpeutic relationship (I saw separate pdocs for meds during those times). I have been in and out of treatment either because I felt better or since my HMO clinic is associated with a teaching hosipital, I suffered through many short term therapies with in T who graduated.
This past year, I finally had the guts to ask my current pdoc, who I was becoming very fond of, if I could see him in his private practice. It has made a world of difference to me - more because of who he is and his long term experience than the fact that he is an MD.
My T is a professor at a University and also an expert in a type of psychotherapy. He has written many books and articles, in some, I have been featured as a case.
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