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Yeah I don't like therapist, almost as much as I hate doctors
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I think the trick is finding someone you mesh with and can trust. I went to one therapist in Illinois when I was living there and I never went back, but I found one in Iowa that I got along with really well, and I went to her until I lost my insurance and had to stop going. I'm actually seeing a fantastic psychiatrist right now, she's cool as hell and actually helping me get my shit under control, lol. Mental health services in some areas suck, but I got lucky
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So lucky. Good for you, momma jess :)
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Thanks sweet pea XD I've got so much baggage I should be sponsored by Samsonite, although don't we all? If you ever go back to a therapist just remember they're there to help you and they work for you, not the other way around. It's okay to fire your medical providers and find new ones :) There were a few times I was afraid my old therapist was gonna need a drink after our sessions, but that's what she was trained to handle, and I'm sure she'd seen worse than me, lol.
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Last time I went to the doctor, they did the ptsd screening, I bombed it, and she didn't listen to a single thing I said after that, only insisted I go into an institution :/
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She doesn't sound like a very good therapist, if she wasn't equipped to meet your needs she should have recommended someone else I would think before going to that extreme. I understand where sometimes admitting yourself is necessary, I did that after my divorce and it was one of the best decisions I ever made, BUT that doesn't mean every case immediately just needs to be sent to the damn hospital. A couple months ago after he'd taken one of my meds away to try something I was in such bad shape that my GP wanted to possibly have me admitted, but I told him no, and he sent me to the psychiatrist I'm seeing now, and then was seeing me every other week to check in on me. I'm getting back on track now with just the meds, but had the meds not worked as well as they have been I'd have went running.
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Sometimes in life you just do what you gotta do XD I'm pretty open about my mental health issues in the hopes that I can help others realize that it's okay to not be okay. I'm getting better, and everybody has their issues.
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That is an award winner right there
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