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Old Feb 15, 2013, 06:38 PM
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I saw my pdoc last week and she was displeased when I told her I was seeing my therapist every two weeks. She told me to start back seeing my therapist weekly because even though I've had a med increase it takes a few months for the meds to really help (help with depression).

I met with my therapist today and we decide I have made enough progress to continue being seen every two weeks.

Those that go to therapy, how foten do you go?
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 06:39 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 06:54 PM
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I go individually every two - three weeks but T knows hour by hour what's going on with me through the chart she has me fill out. I drop it off whenever I'm in the building. I practically live in that stupid building. Judging by the call I got today it looks like I may have been upgraded to every 7-10 days. I wouldn't mind seeing T weekly if I could but I don't feel I need to.

I also go with my husband for couples therapy opposite weeks. I sit in my husband's therapy which is every 2-3 weeks. About 30 min a month of my son's therapy. Family therapy as needed.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 07:06 PM
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I go once a week, which is great. But I have been thinking about cutting back to once every 2 weeks.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 07:07 PM
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Currently I'm in a day treatment program, and I guess that counts as therapy, so everyday? :P I'm discharging soon though, and once I do, I'll be going to therapy weekly and see where I go from there.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 07:52 PM
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I go weekly for an hour. I think this is fairly standard.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 08:23 PM
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Thanks everyone----seems like weekly or every two weeks is common. Is there a goal for us to one day not need talk therapy?
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 09:07 PM
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Currently every week. I did switch to every other week for a bit (and then my therapist got sick so I haven't seen her in close to 3 weeks) but I haven't been feeling very well - I think I'm dealing with a mixed state, or at least some kind of anxiety/depression roller coaster thing. So I asked if we could go back once a week until I'm feeling better. Partly I like having the structure built into my week - Tuesdays I go to the library, Wednesdays I go to knitting club, Friday therapy.
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Partly I like having the structure built into my week - Tuesdays I go to the library, Wednesdays I go to knitting club, Friday therapy.
There is a therapy for bipolar, called Social Rhytm (or Rhytms) therapy. The point is to achieve precisely the structure and the cyclical pattern that you have achieved.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 09:13 PM
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The goal for me is to not necessarily get out of therapy but rather do better and get where I can handle things so I can cut my therapy down some and cut out some of these meds.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 09:51 PM
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I went weekly for around 2 years. Then about a year ago my T and I decided every 2 weeks would work or if needed numerous times a week for me it's flexible. I use to wonder when/if/should/can stop therapy.. I no longer wonder or worry about it.. When/if the time comes to leave Therapy I will deal with it then.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 10:51 PM
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I went to therapy weekly for a long time. Then I went on Seroquel which really leveled me out (I stopped taking it because of the weight gain). So now I'm every other week. However, do to some recent problems I might need to go back to every week.
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Old Feb 15, 2013, 10:58 PM
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I used to go like, monthly. But.... I don't need any right now. Well, I might need it now, but for awhile, I was just fine. I only go when I think I need to really talk to someone who can help me. My pdoc doesn't really care anymore. He knows I'm stubborn and won't listen. I'll only go if I feel I need to. But, with how stressful life has gotten recently, I might ask to go again.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 01:46 PM
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Now that my meds are working correctly, I only go approximately every three weeks. My pdoc agrees that this is sufficient for now. When I was cycling and going to some bad places in my mind, I was seeing the t every week and the pdoc every two weeks. I have considered quitting altogether, but we have some other family issues, non-bp related, that I work on now.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 01:49 PM
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I'm seeing my T ever other week and my pdoc every week in between there, for now. Been in a mixed episode that wasn't responding to meds. Usually, they let me go months in between, though.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 02:02 PM
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I go monthly. I found it odd that my last appointment my therapist said if I wanted I could go every 5 weeks.

I am going through a med change so I don't think I should go with her suggestion.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 02:09 PM
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I never go, all my experiences have been a total waste of time....
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 06:21 PM
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After today I might agree with my pdoc. I started crying in the grocery store. My day was going good. I wasn't think abt many particular thing. It took me a few minutes to pull myself together. I tried to think abt my thoughts so I could prevent another crying episode.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 07:13 PM
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Wow. I'm an oddity here. I go twice a week, and would go more often if I could. I see my Pdoc every 8-10 weeks (all pdoc does is prescribe meds.) My goal with therapy is to get to the place where twice a week is enough, and eventually get to a place where once a week is enough. I'm a long way from there right now, but both T and I know that eventually, I'll get there.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 09:49 PM
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I was seeing my therapist every week but was too expensive so now every two weeks and psychiatrist every couple months and sometimes we just do phone to save me a trip.
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Old Feb 16, 2013, 11:13 PM
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I go once a week. And surprisingly I really like my therapist.
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Old Feb 17, 2013, 02:39 PM
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I used to go once a week for about a year, but neither CBT nor DBT were really effective for me whatsoever and my Asperger's made it more difficult to be compliant with these treatments, especially the group DBT as I just couldn't function with other people present at the weekly therapy sessions.

So now I don't go to therapy whatsoever, I just go and see my social worker every now and then to discuss things and see a psychiatrist about once every month or so to discuss my medication.

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Old Feb 17, 2013, 04:15 PM
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Never.
I tried it a year ago for a few months, once a week, didn't think much of it and quit.

These days when I'm struggling, I hate admitting I wish I had a T, but then I'd only ever see the person on an as needed basis. It's otherwise way too time consuming for my liking; considering the fact that it would only ever be for 'spilling my guts' purposes.

And when the storm is over the next day, I wonder WTF I was thinking wishing I had a T anyway
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Old Feb 17, 2013, 04:25 PM
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I only get a few visits paid for a year so when I have to go weekly at the beginning of the year like I am now I start to get nervous.
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Old Feb 17, 2013, 04:29 PM
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I go once a week but I have only been seeing this psychotherapist for about 9 months. I am making huge progress so I'm not going to change.

At one point I thought maybe 2 times a week but I don't have the $$ or the commitment for more than once a week.

So I guess it all depends on how "happy" or "normal" you are feeling. Just make sure you are not cutting back because you are coming to a place in your therapy you don't want to go or makes you uncomfortable.

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