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Posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 13:56:11
I come from the school that your disorder does not make you- but with all the therapy and different meds and shrinks I just feel I'm too involved in it. And of course here I am posting plus surfing the net and reading books about mental illness, I just feel it's too much. So I want a break- from therapy- and I have gone 3 weeks without. So now I want to focus on family and holidays and not me. Any suggestions? Thanks, judy
Posted by Dinah on November 17, 2002, at 14:00:07
In reply to Too much focusing on illness, posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 13:56:11
Three weeks without therapy?!! I am so impressed. How are you doing? What does your therapist think?
Oops. I'm sorry, that is the point of your post, isn't it? I'm afraid I'm of absolutely no use to you. :( I'm still reeling from the idea of three weeks without therapy.
Happy holidays, Judy.
Dinah
Posted by likelife on November 17, 2002, at 15:27:54
In reply to Too much focusing on illness, posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 13:56:11
Judy,
In a perfect world, I would also believe that I'm not made up by my illness, but the fact that I spend so much time in therapy, take meds 4 times a day, and spend a great deal of money on my mental health, makes it difficult to believe this from time to time.
I think it's great that you've gone three weeks without therapy, and as long as you're feeling stable and comfortable, I would encourage you to enjoy the holidays without worrying too much about therapy. For me, sometimes distraction is the greatest antidote to feeling depressed, though I try to be careful not to delude myself about how I'm actually feeling.
Good luck with your choice! I hope you have a great holiday season.
Posted by Robin David John on November 17, 2002, at 18:29:07
In reply to Too much focusing on illness, posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 13:56:11
Judy I just wrote a response to your thread and Am pissed that it didn't come through..must have been *MY* fault ..anyways the bottom line said ..I believe there is such a thing as therapy addiction ... When we are down and need help therapy is good , doctors seem to want to drag things out sometimes I found, only because of the almighty dollar..A break is good I believe so ...Well anyways do something nice for today is something a friend recently told me ..
Thank you for your support in the past
Robin
Posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 18:36:24
In reply to Re: Too much focusing on illness » judy1, posted by likelife on November 17, 2002, at 15:27:54
Thanks for the well wishes. I understand about being wrapped up in the meds, etc.- I try to get as many months refills as I can now from my pdoc, plus I'm doing this truehope thing- which is all involved with mood questionnaires and phone support. I haven't been filling out anything though. Like I wrote to Dinah, I'm in denial. take care, judy
Posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 18:41:28
In reply to Re: Too much focusing on illness » judy1, posted by Robin David John on November 17, 2002, at 18:29:07
I just wrote one to Dinah and it didn't go through either, hmmm- definitely not our fault. I'm not at all dependent on my shrink or therapist (I wrote all this to Dinah) so its easy not to go. Yes, when I'm depressed I want that support but I get tired of listening to myself. When I'm manic I think I'm fine and don't go. I guess now I'm just tired of the whole thing. thanks for posting and take care, judy
Posted by Robin David John on November 17, 2002, at 18:53:20
In reply to Re: Too much focusing on illness » Robin David John, posted by judy1 on November 17, 2002, at 18:41:28
> I just wrote one to Dinah and it didn't go through either, hmmm- definitely not our fault. I'm not at all dependent on my shrink or therapist (I wrote all this to Dinah) so its easy not to go. Yes, when I'm depressed I want that support but I get tired of listening to myself. When I'm manic I think I'm fine and don't go. I guess now I'm just tired of the whole thing. thanks for posting and take care, judy
we can be a good judge of others and know whats good for them , we can also be a good judge of ourselves...You don't have to be depressed to come on line hon ..you know that ..see ya around and good times to you
Robin
Posted by Dinah on November 17, 2002, at 19:38:34
Originally posted by judy1
> Three weeks without therapy?!! I am so impressed. How are you doing? What does your therapist think?
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Well, I haven't talked to her, so I don't know how she feels :-), but I would guess not too happy with me.
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> > Oops. I'm sorry, that is the point of your post, isn't it? I'm afraid I'm of absolutely no use to you. :( I'm still reeling from the idea of three weeks without therapy.
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I think I'm not very dependent on my therapist or shrink- probably a direct effect of being too dependent on my former shrink. The longer I go, the easier it is not to go (if that makes sense). I'm probably in some huge denial. Do you ever get sick of going? especially when things get too difficult in sessions?
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> > Happy holidays, Judy.
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Same to you Dinah, thank you- judy
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Posted by Dinah on November 17, 2002, at 19:50:23
In reply to Re: Too much focusing on illness » judy1, posted by Dinah on November 17, 2002, at 19:38:34
> > Three weeks without therapy?!! I am so impressed. How are you doing? What does your therapist think?
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> Well, I haven't talked to her, so I don't know how she feels :-), but I would guess not too happy with me.Oh, I hadn't realized you were on the lam. :) You haven't even talked to her on the phone?
> I think I'm not very dependent on my therapist or shrink- probably a direct effect of being too dependent on my former shrink. The longer I go, the easier it is not to go (if that makes sense). I'm probably in some huge denial. Do you ever get sick of going? especially when things get too difficult in sessions?
I do suppose that the longer you go, the easier it gets. Was therapy getting difficult? I fear sometimes that my therapist doesn't make things difficult enough. We've been moving into deeper territory and it was unsettling, but not actually difficult.
I never get sick of going. My therapist feels like safety to me. Well, either he does or his office does, I'm not sure which. I never get sick of feeling that safety. And while I used to run out of things to talk about, since we have deepened the therapy and it is reaching my emotional self rather than my rational self, there always seems to be plenty to say, sometimes over and over again, :), but it takes a while for things to seep through to me.
Good luck, Judy. I'm sure you'll do what is best for you. And as long as you keep in touch with your meds doctor to help monitor your condition, you will be able to keep an objective view of your condition.
Dinah
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