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Originally Posted by Marla500
You are going through so much  I wish I had some good advice for you. There was a time in my life when I was going through an almost unbearable amount of stress and people would tell me things would get better. And I guess the thought of that did help. But eventually things did get better. Is there anything you can do now to relieve some of the stress? Is there anything you like to do that helps you forget about everything for a while? |
Thanks a lot. It doesn't feel as if things will get better, and it doesn't help that my family has been struggling since before I was born. It's quite difficult. I recently took up piano lessons and that helps me get away from everything for a little while. It's one of the few things I'm passionate about.
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Originally Posted by dexter
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Originally Posted by Só leigheas
I can't answer that. I could, but it wouldn't be helpful nor insightful.
I'm reading, though and I'll keep reading. If I find an answer to the question, I'll let you know. |
Thanks a lot. I will do some reading of my own.
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Originally Posted by *Laurie*
When nothing is working I would look at your treatment providers. That your pdoc won't give you something to help your insomnia seems odd. Are you on other meds? It sounds like you would benefit from an antidepressant.
Perhaps your therapist is not an effective one for you. I've been in therapy with a therapist who is excellent and it's a world of difference between that kind of therapeutic relationship and one in which the therapy is just...flat...like flat soda.
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I was actually on antidepressants and they were either 1) helpful but I had bad side effects like seizures that sent me to the ER or 2) not helpful at all. So that's why my pdoc gave me Lamictal. He said the side effects on Lamictal are minimal and he said, since it's more of a mood stabilizer, it may help me since the antidepressants aren't helping me much. I've tried SSRIs, which weren't helpful at all. In fact, they made me feel worse. Atypical antidepressants helped the most and I felt so much better on them, but the side effects were brutal, so I had to stop them.
I am also wondering why my pdoc doesn't give me sleeping pills. He never gave me an explanation.
I need a therapist who is a bit more structured than the one I have now. One who will actually give me "homework" and things like that. I think my current therapist sees me as more stable, so she doesn't do that. I am trying to find another therapist who I can connect with but I haven't had much luck so far.
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Originally Posted by Verumondo
That is a lot to go through. I wish I could help more directly somehow. :c
When therapy isn't working, I go on forums like these to meet people and make friends and try to get more support in general. Otherwise, I avoid most social media. I do this until I get a new therapist (though right now I'm not in therapy at all, and haven't been for some time).
I recently found out that there are community mental health centers that offer therapy if you don't have insurance. Nobody ever told me about that before, and I assume it doesn't come up much for other people either. I don't know if you have any that are local to you, but maybe one would be an alternative to your current therapist.
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I do the same things you do. I try to avoid social media and going on this forum helps me a lot. I will look into any community mental health centers where I live. I currently go to a counseling center and they accept my insurance so I don't have to pay anything. But my current therapist isn't helping as much as she used to. I think I have progressed a bit and I need something else.