Posted by Tamar on December 20, 2005, at 7:44:44
In reply to Re: I want therapy so much (*****trigger*****), posted by annierose on December 19, 2005, at 20:48:33
> (((((((tamar)))))))))
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> I wish you would call your therapist and make an appointment asap. Your coping mechanisms may help you short term, but you know in your heart, it's not going to help you. I think you need to be more direct with your GP. Tell him/her, "When I felt this depressed about a year ago, I found therapy to be extrememly helpful. Could you please make a referral so I can see my T again?"That’s a good point. I was actually more depressed than this when I first started seeing my therapist. I was having fantasies about drowning my children. But I never told my GP about that, so I was presenting myself as much more healthy than I really was.
> I don't see how he/she could say "No". But then again, I'm not a doctor.
I guess it’s a matter of how depression works. If the doctor believes it’s entirely a matter of brain chemistry, then I suppose I can understand the idea that a person can be too depressed to benefit from therapy until the brain chemistry is stabilized. But in my experience therapy was helpful, as you pointed out.
> Don't you hate it when our husbands think we really are superwoman? Afterall, we surely perform amazing juggling acts day in and day out, while taking care of children, the house, dinner, laundry, homework, Holiday shopping, wrapping, sending out cards, making dr. appointments ..... if only we had wives to help us, sigh.
Yeah, I need a wife! Or a secretary. But a wife would probably be more fun. The thing is, I used to be superwoman, until I got diabetic. I was very lucky because I didn’t need more than four or five hours’ sleep a night. But now I need nearly twice that, and I’ve lost my powers. Next thing to go will probably be the x-ray vision, and then where will I be?
> I'd be over in a flash to help you. Now where is my magic wand? Not in my son's toy box smashed down to the bottom of the heap again!
I’m sure it’ll still work fine when you straighten it out!
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