Posted by alexandra_k on December 21, 2004, at 4:32:48
In reply to Re: How are you doing? » alexandra_k, posted by lostforwards on December 20, 2004, at 22:06:43
> I think I might find someone to talk to about these experiences, maybe they could help me. I'd really like to find a really good psychiatrist. I'm not talking about being social either. I mean good psychiatrist who knows the ins and outs of everything and isn't afraid to consider the effects of experience on brain chemistry and the development of mental illness.
> So far, all I've ever had is ( mostly - though there is one who I wouldn't throw in this catagory, but still don't find very helpful ) prescription writers.No wonder you don't like Dr's much! I went through a phase of that too, and I didn't like going and I didn't really take the meds. Because they didn't seem to want to know what was going on for me at all and how can they make informed medication decisions without that knowledge? Well, that is what I thought anyway.
But not all are like that. You could see a therapist and then you definately would be able to talk to someone about all this stuff that is eating you up going round and round in your head. A T would be able to talk to a Dr about the medication stuff, but when you were with the T you would just be able to talk.
I agree that for a lot of people (me included) medication alone is just a waste of time.
Glad you are still ok.
I know what it is like to live in a sparse, cold place. It is hard. Where you live is a huge part of your life, whether you want it to be or not.
Hang in there. It has to get better. It just has to.
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