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Originally Posted by stormyangels
It's perfectly ok to be mad at T.
However, I know that I don't recommend meds lightly. When I do, it's because I believe there is something TRULY chemical going on. And sometimes the BEST course of action is a combination of an anti-depressant / anti-anxiety and therapy also. I am not fond of ever just saying "Take meds, bing, you're done". No. You'll still need therapy and to talk things out, and process. Medication and therapy hand in hand may be best so that there isn't chemical interference.
Talk openly and honestly with T. I really don't think T would try to just "pawn you off" to have you go 'get meds and get better'. It just doesn't work that way.
I think being angry with T, she can walk you through it so you don't get consumed/as consumered by it. One of the way to work on dealing with the anger is to really try to get in touch with where the anger is coming from and if you can choose to respond differently to the situation and to what your T is saying. You have a lot of power in making a different choice and seeing it in a different light.
Good luck to you. ((hugs))
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Thank you for this. I've been through this before. Ten years ago with my last T when I was much less stable than I am now. I took her advice and went on the anti-depressants, which made me manic so I took mood stabilizers, which made me psychotic so I took meds for that too... I've told current T about this, and I've expressed that I am, for myself, against the medication angle. I don't think it's a viable option for me, even though I do believe it works for many other people. I thought that my new willingness and maturity would be enough to make therapy with this T productive... and now I feel like it's not enough. I feel like I'm not enough and that meds will again rob me of a real life.. I feel stuck and the T I wanted on my side is so concerned about me that she is disregarding my concerns. I guess under the anger I'm confused and sad and very scared that I'm hopeless.