Posted by alexandra_k on September 12, 2005, at 21:18:51
In reply to Re: self-control » alexandra_k, posted by Tamar on September 12, 2005, at 19:43:24
> Do you think it might help if you took in some journal articles or book chapters that argue in support of therapy for your diagnosis (assuming you can get your hands on that kind of material)?
They know I need therapy. Their main argument is that they don't have any experience in treating someone with that diagnosis. Most of the literature regarding the effectiveness of therapy for the diagnosis (which is in itself VERY controversial) is therapy conducted by therapists with experience in treating the diagnosis, or at the very least therapists who are being supervised by people who have experience in treating the diagnosis.
Aside from that...
I really haven't been able to find anything...I just say that the only way to get experience is to gain that experience by treating someone.
That some clinicians helped me a great deal regardless of their lack of experience.
That I don't think I want to go the standard way with respect to treatment anyways (with respect to switching in session).
That they are refusing to treat me because they don't have experience but that has the consequence of leaving me by myself to deal with it and surely a little help is better than no help at all.I think...
The last guy listened to some of that...
I said 'it is just a dx anyways. and there is often more variability between peoples with the same dx than there is between peoples of different dx's so saying that you don't have experience treating that dx doesn't really mean a damn to me'.
I think...
He listened.
And that is why I've been given this other appoitment.
To see the supervisor who passed my file onto him.> And I assume he can’t entirely ignore what’s published in peer-reviewed journals and suchlike.
The trouble is...
That the dx is extremely controversial...
There is a line that it is an iatrogenic creation of therapy. Basically... That the dx is therapist created.
So more therapy... Would be expected to make me worse.
And there are peer reviewed articles written on this...It is a load of crap.
And I have written on this.
But... I'm not sure that offering my analysis will help my case at all.
I'm really not sure that it will.
I don't really know...
But I guess I think I have to be a bit careful with respect to what I think. With respect to how much I have thought about it. Not so much later. Not so much once they have gotten to know me. But initially at least.
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