[geometryisalie]

I don't know if this is the right forum to discuss this or not, but I'm not sure where to go next to search for treatment.

I am currently seeing a T but because I work out of town and have such a crazy schedule I can usually only see her once every two or three weeks. That's not enough for me. I have only seen her one other time so I am unaware of how to contact her outside of normal sessions.

I've done some stupid things lately. I'm actually in between DXM trips right now because I don't know what to do. My coping mechanism for dealing with my depression used to be sleep every time I was going through really dark episodes. It's not working anymore and I can't sleep like I used to. Aside from that I keep having nightmares. I am ashamed that I turned to abusing DXM. I am afraid of losing my job. I hate lying to my coworkers, friends, and family members. Any advice?

[PTSDlovemycats]

Would it be possible to email your T at all??

[Wren_]

Welcome to PC

With your crazy schedule could you look at something else as additional support like would your T be open to phone counseling at the times you can't get in for a session, to give some help inbetween the inperson visits? anything that would help you to cope in other ways and help you through this time

I agree with what others have said. I'd urge you to be honest with your
T and tell her just how bad you're feeling and that you need to see her more often. Maybe she could accommodate your "crazy" schedule? Email? Phone conversations? Longer sessions? It might take some juggling to work something out, but I hope you'll stand up for yourself and ask. I'm not familiar with DXM, but maybe you could try something else? Wish I had more ideas - maybe someone else will.

[WePow]

Some Ts now do therapy over Skype. You may need to find a T who does that considering your situation. It helps to make contact at a regular time.

[geometryisalie]

Originally Posted by TheBunnyWithin

Maybe she could accommodate your "crazy" schedule? Email? Phone conversations? Longer sessions? It might take some juggling to work something out, but I hope you'll stand up for yourself and ask. .

I'm not sure what my issue is with standing up for myself, but I'm not very good at it. I feel like my T is sooo busy. Every time I schedule an appointment she only seems to have a few open slots of time in her week as it is (with good reason... she's amazingly good at what she does)... and then I go in throwing my scheduling issues and it feels like things rarely work out. Often I find a good day that fits with my next week of work and then something always comes up out of my control and I end up postponing our sessions another week.

I don't feel like I can afford to postpone things so much. But I also can't afford (literally) to quit my job to find a new schedule.

Perhaps the issue with email and phone convos (or skype as other people have suggested) is that I don't want to feel like an inconvenience. I want to respect her personal life and off time. My depression should not have a negative impact on her life. Also, how would billing work out for such an informal session like that?

Thanks all for your help and advice.