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Old Aug 22, 2016, 10:22 PM
MBM17 MBM17 is offline
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I answered how long I've been with this therapist, but I didn't answer your second question of if I'm happy with the relationship we've developed.

I am.
I like that he values what I have to say. He respects what I think and doesn't think he's always right, unlike some of my previous therapists.
Sometimes I wonder if I wished that he'd be more like those therapists on TV who have all these brilliant insights and tell people the magical things to do - but then I shake my head. I would get angry if someone else acted like they knew me better than I know myself and if they told me what to do.
He's encouraging and kind but also is really firm in stopping me when I start going down that dark hole of suicidality.
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Dx: Bipolar II, ultra rapid cycling but meds help with the severity of cycling.
Rx: lamictal, seroquel, lithium