Posted by Dinah on April 15, 2006, at 9:55:21
Although it may change next week.
We haven't heard anything specific or formal, but my husband's feeling optimistic that we're probably going to be able to stay here. Which, even though I disagree with his assessment of likelihood, has been contagious and I'm feeling more optimistic.
So my current thought is that therapy is undoubtedly helpful to me on an ongoing stable basis. And that I have undoubtedly been functioning at a lower state than I have under even worse stressors in the past, when I had therapy. And of course, Risperdal has a lot of side effects for a diabetic, and I take more of that when I don't have stable twice a week supportive therapy.
But.
If something goes wrong with my therapeutic relationship, or if I get terminated, overall therapy makes coping a lot worse.
So I think therapy is helpful as long as everything goes ok. But it can be habituating. And withdrawal is painful and lengthy (if in fact you ever get over it).
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