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Originally Posted by sunrise
I think a person needs a certain degree of ego strength for certain types of therapy. If it were me deciding on the referral, I would assess the ego strength and recommend therapy that is not too harsh, downgrading, or apt to trigger the person into a crisis if the person currently doesn't have the ego strength to withstand that. I think any person can benefit from the less harsh, more supportive therapies and they can work toward greater ego strength and perhaps a different therapeutic approach down the road, if the more supportive therapy cannot help with their issues. For example, I recommended recently that a young man have interpersonal therapy rather than CBT because I didn't think his current ego strength could handle CBT. IPT was a much better fit, and it is an evidence-based therapy for depression and anxiety, which were his main complaints. I do not think he would have been helped by CBT and given his fragility, he might have been harmed by it. I know your situation is different, but I just give that as an example of how a certain type of therapy might not do a person good.
Anyway, I don't know what types of therapists your nurse was reluctant to refer you to, but maybe if you specifically asked her for referrals to therapists skilled in the supportive therapies, she might be willing?
I'm sorry you are stuck in this situation. Your nurse sounds unknowledgeable about therapy and how it can help a person.
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I don't even know what is availiable. The therapist I went to before with the limited sessions was trained in a few different approaches, trauma, person centred and CBT. But she was of a similar opinion, although she said I would benefit from having the support with the current issues and doing more work (I don't know if it has a specific title) on like core beliefs and working through the effects just not the trauma stuff, although I will need to work on it at some point.
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Originally Posted by Psychicbaby323
I'm sorry Gadgetsmile  . You have so much on your plate right now, I really hope things get more stable for you soon. It would be very frustrating to want the support of a T and not have that available.
I am not sure what type therapies are most popular with T's in your area or what modalities would be available with the T's provided by the NHS. I know this is something you really want, but sometimes therapy can be a very painful process. Maybe the nurse is considering this when she says you are not "stable" enough and just doesn't want to add to all you already have.
I don't like the words she used and it would make me mad too. Clearly you are extremely strong and your strength will carry you through this. If you feel that she really does not know what shes talking about, is there any way could speak with mental health nurses supervisor? I don't really know how it works there. Is there another option for maybe talking to someone else to impress upon them your need for therapy?
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It's not so much a want but a need. I isolate myself and therefore have no one to turn to when things get rough. Which makes things ten times worse.
Things are a little rough but honestly this isnt the first time, the thing that makes it worse is my 4 year old K. I feel like a rubbish parent because my decisions got her here, and my PTSD and mood swings, and anger at the whole situation has just made it more difficult for K, and she deserves better. She is struggling and that just makes me more stressed, and feel worse which makes her feel worse it's an endless cycle and there is nothing I can do.
I can talk to the mental health nurse about the homeless thing and my daughter, and possibly any little things but she can't help with the PTSD symptoms. And when I get stressed the symptoms get worse. That is what I really need help with but it seems neither of them think it is a good idea.
I don't know, my head is a mess at the moment but my mood has been like a yoyo. I need to bash this out with someone who knows what I have been through to understand why I feel the way I feel.
I don't know nothing makes sense at the moment
But thanks for your replies.
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