Posted by Medusa on August 25, 2002, at 12:38:03
In reply to What should I expect from therapy?, posted by tina on August 22, 2002, at 14:00:12
> That's a lot of hours so far.
yeah that's a lot of hours.
I haven't had any more luck with therapy than you have. I'm not even trying therapy right now - I can't waste that time and money - and I know I need good therapy. I just can't get there.
about being 'negative' in relation to CBT, I think I know what you mean. I've never been able to "get positive" with that stuff. Not that I can even concentrate long enough to do it. But think about trying to "get neutral" or "differently negative".
about goals, you need measurable goals. do you have issues with self-care, like making an appointment for a teethcleaning and following through? or ... I don't know you at all, no idea where you feel the depression + anxiety manifest themselves. but most people with these, have some practical stuff that has to be done.
there's a current thread on depression on
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/soil/nph-ind.cgi?type=con&random=7584titled something like "politically incorrect" and has a lot of interesting views, one of which is to try to "do good things" rather than "try to feel good". Something like that. Not to be Mother Theresa, but to do stuff and then you'll feel ... maybe ... better.
But. I don't know your depression, so of course I'm projecting all my own special brands of issues on to you.
M
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