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Originally Posted by owlpride
Two more thoughts I wanted to throw out there.
If you are struggling with intermittent acute anxiety/stress, medication might be a good adjunct to therapy for the time being. Imagine destressing with a Klonopin or Xanax (for 10 cents a pill), instead of spending $120 (or however much you are paying) for an "emergency" session with your therapist. Not the best life-long solution, but it may protect your finances while you are learning that you can indeed survive without your therapist.
If you are having a hard time using the designated DBT skills sessions for skills training instead of talking, it might help to see two different therapists: one for talk therapy and one for skills training. That way, there's a clear division of tasks and much less temptation to "hijack" a session.
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Thank you. I have never considered medication before, but you make it sound awfully appealing. It would be so nice to have a 'no stress' switch. I have PTSD, so... stress is the word.
Do you or does anyone know of anything.... gentle I could take for anxiety? I'm scared of medications and messing with my biochemistry. I did just start taking mega vitamin B again a couple days ago- that used to help me with stress some, I will try and take that daily for a bit, it could help a little I hope.
Yes, it's about protecting my finances, yes, yes, yes, because the anxiety gets the better of me and I fear things more than I need to, where looking back a day later, I don't think the spending was the best solution.
I did think briefly about seeing a second therapist for skills.... that might be something to look into, but also, one thing I can do right now is keep on DBT topic more on Fridays now- I know I can manage that- and maybe if I do that, then the other issue of wanting more time will get easier....
That could be good! More skills focus. This is a new plan for us, the 90/30, we've only done it about... 2 weeks so still adjusting, maybe this week we can really see it work.
No more stupid dentist anyway- that was like 30 minutes of debriefing.