About seeing a therapist: I had been in therapy on & off since I was 15 (after my 1st suicide attempt). It helped a little, but I really didn't get relief until I got on the right meds. Once I started on the right combo for me, I discontinued therapy. I was no longer ruminating on past traumas, my self-esteem lifted (I used to really feel awful about myself), motivation to do things appeared...just basically an incredibly GOOD quality of life compared to the hell I had been living in before. I knew it was time to stop therapy when I didn't have anything to talk about & would ask the therapist how her week was!