There are therapists who specialize in working with people with chronic health problems, but they're hard to find.

I also have chronic health problems (besides the psychiatric ones.) What I have frequently run into is that the therapist tries to attribute things I do or ways I feel to psychological problems when sometimes they are caused by my medical problems.

I think maybe you have to educate your therapist a little about the symptoms and problems that you have. Give her a list and discuss it with her. One of the biggest issues that I talk about in therapy is adjusting to the impact that my medical problems have on my life.

If your therapist is telling you that something is going to get better, and you know that it's not, I think you need to tell her that. You want to be working on how to emotionally deal with the fact that it's not going to get better, and it's her job to help you with that.

I go to a therapy group with people who all have chronic medical problems. I find that very helpful as well.