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Originally Posted by SoupDragon
I disagree that it never gets better. After 5 years with my T last week it felt like there was a bit of a break through in terms of the images in my head and what was happening in reality right there and then. I can't it into words, but it did feel hopeful.
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Getting "better" is subjective, and so yes, things can happen that make it more manageable, but in my experience times when you are in front of a therapist or at an ACoA 12 step meeting (the thing that has helped me the most) you are getting those breaths of fresh air that make life possible, you are not truly getting better because nothing besides psych meds make this stuff go away.
It is the belief that somehow it will be "better" someday that causes the deepest down turns when faced with the reality that it doesn't, for me it is better to understand that it is simply managing, not eliminating.
Also, most people don't have the money to spend five years with a therapist, so your experience is good but unusual.