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Old May 04, 2012, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by stopdog View Post
I did one time. It was unintentional. I had gone to lunch with a friend and we had a couple of drinks. I do not usually eat before an appointment because I usually throw up before going to see the therapist. I was buzzed. The therapist was all excited because I was smiling and she thought I was happy to see her. I was sort of horrified because I think it is very dangerous to interact with them in an impaired state.
Wellll..... my 'normal' state is impaired...
Then again, really getting into the session and opening up also feels impaired..

Early in my 5 years of therapy, I took Xanax before a few sessions. I told her and she was just curious about why I would do that. I was way too uptight and wanted to loosen up to engage more. My sessions are in the evening. At one point I thought I hit on the perfect combo - Xanax to chill from my day plus a cup of coffee to make me talkative. Oh yeah, brilliant.