Posted by LlurpsieBlossom on January 8, 2007, at 18:24:06
In reply to Re: Therapy with a psychiatrist, posted by notfred on January 8, 2007, at 13:43:03
Some of us may have short term problems. Some of us may not.
Some of us may view our neurochemistry as a series of short-term problems, while thinking of our psychology as a long-term project. (and vice versa)
I have benefitted from short-term therapy (about 15 sessions) and maybe 3-4 appts with pdoc was enough to get me out of a suicidal depression.
Now I have graduated to working on long term problems with T and getting psychopharm support to help my fragile brain deal with the trauma of stirring up the past. Not everyone is ready for that, or needs that level of work.
Once or twice my T was unavailable, and I had a pdoc appt. scheduled anyways, and so I vented to pdoc. Many doctors, nurses, hair stylists, etc are very good at supportive listening. Sometimes that's just what we need. Life experience (even pdocs get to have life experiences) are also a very good source of inspiration for helping clients. I think that many of the respected therapeutic techniques and theories are natural extensions of an acute observer watching how life unfolds for different people. At what points can the therapist step in an provide some subtle (or overt) cue that will help an individual reconceptualize their trajectory or gain control over their situation... well, lots of people are really skilled at giving good advice.
give it a try. if you cannot open up to someone and work with what they are trying to tell you, then it will be hard to get the hard work done.
-Ll
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