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Originally Posted by quietlylost
I would say a total of 3 years or so. I've had several therapists in the past, only two of which I've really connected with. For me, it's been hard to stay consistent in therapy because I am also a mental health professional and I feel like sometimes I "know" what to do and just need to do it on my own. I've also gone on and off medications in the past for the same reason, and also doubting my diagnoses. I would say that therapy has been greatly helpful and I've learned a lot through it.
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Thank you for your post quietlylost. I have a couple of good friends who are also mental health professionals, who I respect and admire. Two of them are long term friends I actually met here on pc. Unfortunately they do not live in this forest (UK
) I have found that it’s likely that the mental health professionals are often (?) trained differently in this forest. They tend to be quick to diagnose, even in more complex cases (so the dx/dxs) is or are more likely to not be accurate. When they then prematurely discharge the client/patient who has done nothing wrong, having also been very judgmental...(I could give many examples
) it can and does compound trauma. I have learnt something from each professional however. One thing I have learnt is what I need and deserve from a mental health professional, and what I do not need or deserve (harsh judgments when the professional had said I could “say anything” to him/her. I’m sorry about the long post. For me, talking does help.
I have been allergic to all of the (many) meds I have tried
. My anxiety is severe and My depression is also severe at times. I have certain triggers... I have CPTSD from trauma. (Emotional neglect and abuse in childhood. Parents have Narcissistic PD with other “features”... I believe I am the only person in the FOO (family of origin) who is able to love, respect and care about others. A close
friend who has passed away (a couple of years ago
)who knew me well and who had also been a Mental health professional (not in our forest
) said I was the least Narcissistic person she knew.
She did find me frustrating after a few years. She said I did not open up to her. She said I did not trust her. Trust has been an issue for me, having had many abusive individuals in my life (some of them “groomed” me...some were cruel from the start
