Posted by Girlnterrupted78 on September 17, 2007, at 23:08:25
In reply to Re: How long into therapy can you see progress? » girlnterrupted78, posted by seldomseen on September 17, 2007, at 7:58:51
> I think a lot of it depends on what kind of therapy you are in, how often you go and how much you put into it. I think in cognitive based therapies, you see results a lot faster.
I've made the mistake of never asking questions regarding the kind of therapy I'll be given by any T I've had.. I've just sort of allowed my Ts to take over, and I've noticed that most of my previous, along with my current T do the same thing--they just let things happen spontaneously, without specific order and without checking results after certain number of months.
This also has to do with the fact that I'm totally ignorant regarding therapy.
Do you (or anyone else) happen to know/is able to recommend some book where therapy in general is discussed, along with the types of therapies available? I want to be able to arrive in therapy knowing what I want, and knowing more less what to expect. Otherwise it'll be very easy to get ripped off.
> When I first started therapy (psychodynamic), I actually felt WORSE for several months. I think it was because we started digging around into some pretty nasty stuff that I hadn't dealt with for a long long long time.
Wow, that must be tough. Didn't you feel like giving up after feeling worse for several months? I don't know if I could handle that.. I mean, I feel bad enough already! I can't imagine feeling worse..
> I really started to see a marked improvement in my thinking after about 5 years. I'm in the termination phase right now and we aren't rushing that either.
You were quite patient. Feeling worse for several months, and seeing results in 5 years? I don't think I could've been so patient. Did you have any certainty that it was all working for the better? If you felt terrible during the first several months, and better after 5 years, what about the time in between--from years 2-4?
> I still get sad, I still get depressed, but the bad things that happen through the normal course of life just aren't as devastating as they used to be and I recover a lot faster from setbacks.
So you don't suffer from clinical depression? You never suffered from it to begin with? I was curious about the recovery time from actual depression through therapy. 5 years is a long time, I definitely would like to see results sooner. What made you stay in that therapy despite not seeing results until the 5th year?
Thank you for the feedback
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