I ended it with my counselor

Thanks. The problem is that they most often don´t to referalls, it´s up to the patient to find someone else or some other facility. As our priests, even if they have training in psychotherapy, don´t offer treatment within church I can´t get treatment that way.

Maybe I’m misinterpreting what you said, Sarah, but you said there weren’t any goals. Did you mean specific treatment goals or personal goals? While they might not be explicit, I’m sure your counselor and the agencies you work with have a treatment plan for you. Secure work, assist in financial independence, etc.

I hope that you have more goals for yourself than this though. As hard as it may be to accept, counseling, therapy, doctors, meds, and the like are only going to get you so far. Ultimately it’s what you put into the situation that’s going to change or improve it. You don’t talk often of your life outside of these counseling sessions, so I don’t want to suppose what you’re doing or not. I would highly encourage you to really dive into some extensive reflective work going forward. It’s hard because we as humans don’t want to acknowledge our faults and unhealthy behaviors. But I think it’s necessary.

I agree with you. I have a friend who was admitted and got ECT-treatment. Afterwards she was offered meds and therapy with a therapist whom she didn’t like to work with. She got cut off from the facility. This also happened in Sweden. So she’s on her own now, they only prescribe her medicin and don’t even see her for evaluation of the medical treatment.

Could you try to explore yourself without help from a therapist? Like, read a lot about your issues and try to change some of it on your own? Of course it’s hard but perhaps you could try? Or do you have any other options right now? I don’t mean to sound hard on you, I understand that you’re in a difficult position...

Thanks. I live in Sweden and I don´t have that option you describe. What´s offered here when it comes to psychoanalysis is five sessions to a reduced fee, then you have to pay full price which makes it out of question.

Thanks. I´m sorry your friend has to go through that. It seems a lot of patients are within our psychiatric care. They indirectly blame patients for failed treatments and they get away with it, at least it´s how it seems.

Did your friend get any clear explanation to why she was cut off from the facility? There should be medical reasons, not just stating the patient didn´t see a certain therapist.

She could really file a complaint against her doctor as it´s malpractise to not even follow up on her medication.

I´ve already read a lot about different conditions, about psychotherapy methods and so on but not even a therapist him-/herself can treat themselves and by that I can´t solve my situation even if I do know a lot concerning my situation.

I don´t have any options but to wait for my doctor to go through my records and see if they can offer something else. I though think they´ll cut me off from the facility and as I now ended my contact with my counselor, they´ll have another reason for doing so.