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Originally Posted by ladybug5
I have had depression and mania symptoms since early childhood. I have been hospitalized 8 times, and i am in my mid 40's. I have not had great experiances with therapy and went many years just seeing a psychiatrist. I have tried 5 therapists and only 3 helped, but only somewhat. Am I a lifer? I posted a trigger warning because I dont want people to think they will never get better either. I seem to have gotten worse in the last 10 years. I was suicidal a week ago and have trouble in social situations, getting involved or working. I have been diagnosed with depression, ptsd, schizoaffective disorder and now bipolar 1. I hear voices in my head. Do some people just not get much out of therapy and so never get better?
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Hi Lady Bug... Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I certainly can empathize. It's certainly known that meds + therapy (I'm going to include CBT and DBT in this group) are better than either therapy or meds alone. And that each can help the other. There's likely no perfect med, but there are things we can do to help our meds work better and thus feel better. E.g. sleep, gratitude, mindfulness, talk therapy, DBT, hitting balls at the golf range, whatever, works for us. Even though we may not want to do them, if there are things that can help us feel a little better then we owe it to ourselves to invest the time in doing them. Hang in there!