[JonB]

Anyone making any therapy changes in the new year? Any therapy resolutions? Going to start, stop, get a new T or doc?

Me, I'm changing the number of sessions. I'm going to add journaling to make better use of time during the week. January is always a good time for me with therapy (logistically speaking) because the insurance number of allowed visits restarts and I'm not paying so much out of my own pocket as I have to later.

I was told to by T to decide if I want to continue and I decided yes and twice as much. And, I'm scheduling more time with pdoc to get better feedback from him too. Since he's also a therapist he does longer check-ins from time to time to help get to know you better. Normally, I wouldn't bother with that, but this time I'm giving it a try.

Rambling on like a bore... sorry. Anyone else making new year changes in their therapy routine? Hope nobody's having too many new year insurance problems. Good luck everyone and Happy New Year.

[pegasus]

Continuation of the same but different........................

Mine is a bit different. My insurance year begins April 1 and I started therapy this fall and have been going weekly to my T for 2 months. I love her and am still getting to know her.... and I know my 30 visits will run out before April 1st and I don't know what to do. Do I go less often now? (I don't want to) or do I try to find some way to pay on my own later? I don't know if I can do that.

As for the new year... eh, it is just another day/month to me, but I am continuing my commitment to therapy as I am committed this time like I have never been before. That makes is harder and makes me think if quitting, but I know that when I feel that way it is the time to stay with it and tell her and maybe slow down a bit, which she did for me recently. This therapy, with a psychologist this time, and not CBT but psychodynamic therapy, is my way through I am sure. I feel like I matter to my therapist, that I am a person to her, not just her 3:00 appointment as I've felt with others. Whatever the reason for that is (her, my readiness, or just the luck of a good fit between us), I am thankful for it and want to make the most of it.

I guess I kind of have a new year's resolution or change though that affects this. I had been exercising a lot and I've lost 100 lbs in the last year (was very sick too and had major abdominal surgery to remove part of my pancreas) and I've not been exercising enough lately. So, for health, weight (still need to lose another 50), and emotional well-being, I am committed to exercising daily whether walking at lunch, joining a women's workout center, or buying a treadmill.

Sorry so long!! And I haven't even had my coffee yet! lol

Happy New Year's to all and remeber, resolutions arent' necessary....keeping up the good work is just as important!

[lenjan]

I've had 2 sessions with a new T and am already planning to start shopping around! And I see a new doc Wednesday, at last. I moved 4 hours away from home a couple of months ago and so have had a built-in excuse to find new help. It's awfully hard to let go of the folks you've been with for years!

I like what ECHOES said about feeling like a person to your T, instead of their 3:00 appointment. That's exactly why I'm looking at changing already! I pay her out of pocket and the first thing she said our first session was, "You know this is cash only, right? Are you prepared to do that today?" Not a good sign, in my book.

Check with your insurance company -- sometimes if you run out of visits and the doc or T authorizes more, they'll give them to you. I haven't had that kind of luck yet, but a friend of mine has, so I know it can happen!

Candy

[Hopefull]

I dream of getting off the anti-depressant some time in 2007. My original psychiatrist had said six to eigth months is the recommended treatment. My research had said six months to a year. I have been on it for almost four months and would like to try to get off it this summer if things are going good. I will probably ask my new psychiatrist's opinion.