Posted by Waterlily on May 14, 2001, at 12:00:01
In reply to Re: New here - questions about therapy, posted by shelliR on May 14, 2001, at 10:26:31
Shelli - When you asked what I want from therapy, I am not really sure. My therapist asked me that in my first session, and my answer was basically to get me back to where I was before the panic attacks. I want to stop worrying about what I'm feeling. However, where I was before is not exactly the best place to be either. My husband claims that I'm not the same as I was when we first married and that I'm no fun. For his sake, I'd like to satisfy that requirement as well. About a month into therapy I had a few bouts of depression and anxiety. I expressed my frustration with the setback with my therapist and she said "Give me more time. I've only just started working on you." This statement leads me to believe that she thinks it will take a long time to get me to where I want to go. My husband said that money should not determine whether or not I continue therapy. He thinks that my happiness is worth whatever it takes. I can see that the therapy thus far has helped, so I'd like to continue with the psychologist I have now.
What is bodywork? Is that something like biofeedback? Does progressive muscle relaxation do basically the same thing? I never really thought of depression as stemming from some place in the body.
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