Posted by misty99 on March 1, 2002, at 11:51:45
In reply to Re: But..., posted by helenbpd on February 27, 2002, at 19:41:03
As a second time poster to psycho-social-babble, I have following this thread with interest. Noa, I think I live in the same area as you do and it's also been my experience that psychiatrists mostly stick to meds and not therapy.
My own personal experience - A few years ago, I had a heck of a time finding a decent psychiatrist as my depression worsened. If it hadn't been for my great therapists, who knows what would have happened.
I also greatly credit these therapists, particularly, the second one I had, for helping me take the steps I needed to take to get back in the work world. It was none of the Freudian stuff as she cut right to the heart of the matter.
Sometimes, she said stuff I didn't want to hear but I knew it for my own good.But if I hadn't had these folks, I might have agree with the posters who find no value in therapy. Many of the previous therapists I had were disasters.
I do though have an issue that's similar to what the folks raised who find no value in therapy. Many times, what appeared to my therapist to be a motivation issue was truly a problem understanding what my learning disability was about. To her credit, she did try very hard to learn but it just got to a point where I felt that issue was such a barrier that she really couldn't help me anymore.
But in spite of that particular problem, I feel that therapy is definately helpful if you find the right person which I realize can be a big "if".
Misty
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