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Old Apr 07, 2020, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by fern46 View Post
I think going off meds is a complex process and one needs to proceed with caution. There are reasons you are on the meds you are on. You know all of the basic coping skills and basic care tasks are a struggle. You withold information from your providers and have difficulty speaking at times. That might be a roadblock to effectively partnering on a strategy to reduce your meds.

If I were in your shoes and I wanted to work with my therapist yo reduce my meds I would seek not to learn how to cope better. I would aim to get down to the root causes for my emotional patterns that are tied to negative experiences in my life. I'd work on strategies to process those experiences in healthier ways so that I could be triggered much less in the future. The less triggered you are, the less time you spend coping and the more time you spend engaging in your life more fully. Over time that might lead to needing less medication. I say might because there is also a physical component to this and it may require medication. We're all different.

I hope you are able to find a way to what you desire. Your current state does not have to define your future, but I think being honest about the steps you'd need to take and the work you'd need to do is important to keep in mind alongside any dream one has for their future.
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