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Old Apr 04, 2017, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bioChE View Post
I'm a fan of therapy breaks. I haven't had a therapist for years. I'm about to start seeing a new one to try to work through a few things. We'll see how it pans out.
Yeah, I think what I will do is maybe do a couple more sessions, tops, just to be sure of my decision and to make sure there isn't anything alarming that needs to be addressed. I predict that in 2-3 sessions, I will be ready to take a break. This will give me the opportunity to save more money and have more free time to accomplish things I never get the chance to do. After all, she always talks about how I need "me" time.

I still have these mood swings, but I get this feeling she doesn't feel all that confident when it comes to treating Bipolar symptoms. In other words, I only benefit from sharing my experiences, but that only takes me so far in treatment when I'm looking for feedback and help. This is why I feel I can manage just as fine without her. She has been helpful to a point with feedback on certain situations, but it's most of it is nothing I don't already know. I know what I need to do when it comes to my problems (often, of course not always), but I have a hard time following through, because of my BP symptoms.

I usually enter therapy when there is a specific crisis to address, so I can always go back to therapy (likely a different therapist) when I see it is needed. I think I've gotten enough out of it and can benefit from a new perspective next time around when I do go back to therapy, whenever that will be.