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Old Feb 07, 2018, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by newtothis31 View Post
How did you find and pick this particular therapist? Was he a recommendation from your old one? If he was, then I think it's fair to give three months. What are your other options for finding therapy?


As someone who has invested several years in therapy, it really took me a good 5+ years of seeking counseling services until I found someone who understood where I was trying to go. What separated her is that she really demonstrated a strong understanding of bipolar disorder. In my experience, many therapists do not want to hold you accountable.


Sometimes it's possible to know right away that it won't work out. I would be careful about seeking therapy from someone who is just now learning about fibro- it may not be possible for them to have the proper knowledge base to give you therapy. I am not sure if your regular fibro practitioner has any therapists, but I would ask for a referral and then compare to your current experience.


Thank you for your response, I got long winded replying to WC but it addresses a lot of the wonderful questions and my circumstances you brought to attention.

I don’t have a problem with doing hard Therapy work. As my husband said I probably scared him a bit lol

It is sad that there is such a shortage of providers in general that work in the mental health field. So many people have no access ( I am lucky) or people fall through the cracks.. very sad.

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