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Old May 31, 2016, 07:33 AM
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I don't. I have asked in the past but did not receive an answer like she did not have one. So now I am faced with the question is therapy over? I am no longer attached to her but I still have things to work on. I will have things to work on forever though. Everything does not have to be in therapy. But what does? What to you guys hope to accomplish? If you are attached to your therapist is this keeping you from getting better and making progress in therapy?

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Old May 31, 2016, 07:44 AM
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For me personally a treatment plan is of real value when you can work on all issues you want to without being bothered about resources within public health care. If your goals won´t be met because there are lack of resources, then a treatment plan is of little value from the first place.

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I don't. I have asked in the past but did not receive an answer like she did not have one. So now I am faced with the question is therapy over? I am no longer attached to her but I still have things to work on. I will have things to work on forever though. Everything does not have to be in therapy. But what does? What to you guys hope to accomplish? If you are attached to your therapist is this keeping you from getting better and making progress in therapy?
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Old May 31, 2016, 07:59 AM
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I've never seen any sort of formal treatment plan outside of when I was in the hospital (and there it was just a matter of routine).

As far as therapy went, we never had anything formal. I had some goals; therapist had some goals. They changed/evolved as things progressed.
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Old May 31, 2016, 08:19 AM
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My T3 has a fully written out treatment plan. I have not seen it (can I ask to?) but she said she spent a lot of time between our first and second session formulating it. That, among other things, almost scared me off completely. I thought she was over confident, and jumping into my treatment before I even committed to stay with her. I had only had one session with her....and I wasn't sure. I felt threatened by some things with her, that aren't an issue at all now. I'm glad I stuck it out, because I think T3 is "the one." I know she does have a well drawn out treatment plan for me, and was actually excited to use it.
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Old May 31, 2016, 08:20 AM
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I had some goals and I accomplished them more or less. Some things need to be worked on probably forever. No formal plan or treatment as I don't have a diagnosis. My accomplishments are small but valuable for me. One is that i open my bank statements when they come in. I didn't open my bank statements for over a year before . Now I open my mail as soon as it comes in. I know it's stupid but it is one of the things I accomplished. Managing finances was one of the things I needed help with. I still shop more than j need but it is a bit more under control. Etc etc

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Old May 31, 2016, 10:38 AM
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I don't have an official treatment plan. T has mentioned that she has an outline of where to go with me and what to work on but it always changes. We have a final goal but how we get there isn't set in stone.
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Old May 31, 2016, 10:46 AM
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The woman has claimed not to have one. As I did not believe her, I had to change my goals with that one to keep her from trying to impose what she wanted upon me. Basically I no longer discuss what took me to a therapist in the first place with her. She absolutely sucked at that. I do talk about my sick person and sometimes my pets or father.
The woman probably believes her plan worked and that the original is no longer an issue (I say this because the few times I mention something about it in passing -she expresses surprise and says she did not know it was still a problem - I tell her yes I just no longer tell you - and then we do that same exchange again quarterly or so) - but she would be incorrect, I just no longer tell her about it.
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Old May 31, 2016, 06:03 PM
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I had some goals and I accomplished them more or less. Some things need to be worked on probably forever. No formal plan or treatment as I don't have a diagnosis. My accomplishments are small but valuable for me. One is that i open my bank statements when they come in. I didn't open my bank statements for over a year before . Now I open my mail as soon as it comes in. I know it's stupid but it is one of the things I accomplished. Managing finances was one of the things I needed help with. I still shop more than j need but it is a bit more under control. Etc etc

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I have one up on you. I am still trying to remember to get the mail out of the box. My dad has to remind me. In my own defense I know what my bills are and I pay them online. Everything else I don't care about.
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Old May 31, 2016, 06:04 PM
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I have written to T about this a few days ago. I need to review my goals or I feel I will get sucked in forever
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Old May 31, 2016, 06:08 PM
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I know my treatment plan with T1 because we go through it together every 6 months and update it. It's part of the health center's guidelines & insurance reasoning.

I usually forget exactly what goals I have, but it hasn't seemed to matter yet. I, personally, don't see an end to therapy anytime soon for me. Things are so rough right now that I wouldn't be able to cope without therapy.
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Old May 31, 2016, 06:11 PM
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Treatment plan = winging it. Flying by the seat of our pants. I do not have meds or a care team so no real need. Must be frustrating to warrant one and not know or understand it.
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Old Jun 01, 2016, 10:12 PM
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Sure is waterbear! It is even more annoying when you tell your p-doc about issues you are having with the Meds they prescribed and have them not do anything about.
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