Posted by Dinah on October 23, 2011, at 16:43:14
In reply to Re: Question: Hold a job or have a life?, posted by FrustratedMama on October 22, 2011, at 22:29:22
I suppose it depends on the client, and perhaps the therapy and therapist and the fit.
I have biological issues, but choose to take as little medication as possible and manage with that and therapy. It works well for me. Depending on the issue, brain scans show that therapy can make some of the same changes in brain function that medications do.
They originally prescribed Luvox for my OCD, but I find that therapy has far fewer side effects. And I was originally on far more mood stabilizers than I am now for my bipolarish problems (somewhere on the spectrum). I gained fifty pounds on Depakote and never was able to get it off. With therapy and judicious as needed medication, I'm able to do with just the small dose of Lamictal prescribed for migraine prophylaxis. Therapy helps me use my as needed medications wisely. Could I do without medications entirely? My quality of life would suffer. Could I do without therapy entirely? My quality of life would suffer.
I'm not sure you can work backwards from whether or not therapy is helpful to discover the nature of someone's illness.
But if you've decided that therapy isn't for you, I totally respect that position. What is working for you right now? It sounds as if you're dealing with significant life stressors.
poster:Dinah
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