Posted by DustBuster on November 11, 2004, at 13:24:22
In reply to Re: Long standing depression - Patrick, posted by woolav on November 11, 2004, at 8:56:57
> I did start seeing a therapist who is trying to teach me how to breath correctly
> to avoid panic attacks and then he wants to go into cognitive therapy.
> I am worried thoughAll I can recommend is that you talk with your T about your concerns. If he can't calm your fears, and you aren't convinced his approach is correct, consider looking for another T. They aren't all genius' after all! But think it over carefully first. Don't let your fears alone guide your decision.
> he wants to tell my pdoc that i should lower my klonopin dose
> I am freaked out by that. Perhaps I am not ready mentally for this type of help.I understand completely. Change, ANY change, can be very scary. But changing the way you think is, by self-definition, hard to conceive. But I feel better knowing CBT has helped a whole lot of people. Hopefully we'll be lucky enough to join them.
> I am scared to get off klonopin since its helping so much...I'm not familiar with this med, nor with the pain of anxiety. Is klonopin something you can safely go back on if you develop problems?
Again, I think you ought to feel somewhat comfortable with these planned changes to your med regime and therapy, and the only way I know to do that is discuss it with your T.
Think hard about what scares you. Write it all down. Then look at each point you wrote down and think *why* it scares you. Write that down too. Take your notes with you to the T, so you don't have to try and remember everything all at once.
Good Luck!
Patrick
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