Posted by raisinb on April 25, 2008, at 9:57:38
I've been badly depressed for a few weeks now, though now that I look back it's been coming on for awhile. I am desperate and keep asking my therapist what I should do, how I should deal with it, what she can do to help me.
She says we need to "keep talking about it," and that "I can't take your depression away, but I can help you deal with it," and that we need to "continue to build our relationship." She seems to think listening to me is the best she can do.
I don't know exactly what I expect her to do, and I can see she is trying--she calls me, checks on me, listens to me in sessions--but it isn't helping. I need something else besides supportive listening. Shouldn't she have some kind of plan? Am I expecting too much? I'm dying here, and all she does is say "let's keep talking?" I don't know, maybe I should try a different type of therapy for awhile?
poster:raisinb
thread:825374
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