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 Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:08 am
What kind of treatment is everyone getting for their illness?
I'm seeing a therapist once a week (last week was cancelled and I'm pretty upset). We talk and she gives me charts every week to fill out with what I do and how I feel each and every hour of each and every day.
I'm also taking Abilify. I'm taking samples right now until I can fill out the assistance form, but the place I go to ran out of samples so I'm currently taking like three pills of a lower dose to match my current dose.
I don't want to do any of it. I really want to quit both.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:13 am
I'm doing both. I've come to depend on my medication for reasons I'd rather not go into right now. And I'm still hoping to find the right therapist. A lot of them seem to do these new age therapy things like... telling you to do breathing exercises, or write letters about your feelings. It doesn't make sense to me because for the longest time I thought therapy was all about uncovering childhood memories, which none of my therapists have done with me.
I quit my last therapist (the one who told me to do breathing exercises and write letters) and I'm going to see a new one soon.
If you want to quit, maybe you're just not seeing the right therapist for you?
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:40 pm
She-Lich I'm doing both. I've come to depend on my medication for reasons I'd rather not go into right now. And I'm still hoping to find the right therapist. A lot of them seem to do these new age therapy things like... telling you to do breathing exercises, or write letters about your feelings. It doesn't make sense to me because for the longest time I thought therapy was all about uncovering childhood memories, which none of my therapists have done with me. I quit my last therapist (the one who told me to do breathing exercises and write letters) and I'm going to see a new one soon. If you want to quit, maybe you're just not seeing the right therapist for you? I dunno, I'm not sure if it's been long enough. The person that gives me the medicine isn't my therapist, and I want to quit both. My therapist asks about childhood problems too much and it annoys me.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:43 pm
I've been through four therapists and more medication than one person should ever have to take in their lifetime. I have a really bad habit of just walking out on therapists and never going back. I haven't been to one in a little over a year now. I also quit my meds a couple of years ago. They made me feel like a zombie.
I feel like what I need more than meds is people around me that understand. I have a book called "Sometimes I act Crazy" that is a guide to living with BPD and living with someone who has BPD. I try to shove it at anyone who wants to get close to me. Sort of a "this is what you are in for" warning. Despite that, I think I probably make it hard to understand to the people around me. Particularly the boyfriend.
I want to go back to therapy though. Problem is that I've walked out on the charity mental health clinic so many times they probably wont take me back and I cant afford a doctor I have to pay.
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:00 am
TheUnendurableRapture I've been through four therapists and more medication than one person should ever have to take in their lifetime. I have a really bad habit of just walking out on therapists and never going back. I haven't been to one in a little over a year now. I also quit my meds a couple of years ago. They made me feel like a zombie. I feel like what I need more than meds is people around me that understand. I have a book called "Sometimes I act Crazy" that is a guide to living with BPD and living with someone who has BPD. I try to shove it at anyone who wants to get close to me. Sort of a "this is what you are in for" warning. Despite that, I think I probably make it hard to understand to the people around me. Particularly the boyfriend. I want to go back to therapy though. Problem is that I've walked out on the charity mental health clinic so many times they probably wont take me back and I cant afford a doctor I have to pay. It's worth trying, at least. I'm sure they'll understand why you'd walk out.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:06 pm
Yugure's beloved Kitten says...Nothing right now. Mostly because we don't have the money to get me checked out, so I don't know what's actually going on. Would be nice to know, though. This is starting to get hellish. She seems to be in a good mood today...
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:54 pm
Miss_Nel Nothing right now. Mostly because we don't have the money to get me checked out, so I don't know what's actually going on. Would be nice to know, though. This is starting to get hellish. Have you tried finding places with sliding scales? I found some before on my own, and when I called the Suicide Helpline they referred me to a few places that were much more affordable.
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:30 pm
She-Lich I'm doing both. I've come to depend on my medication for reasons I'd rather not go into right now. And I'm still hoping to find the right therapist. A lot of them seem to do these new age therapy things like... telling you to do breathing exercises, or write letters about your feelings. It doesn't make sense to me because for the longest time I thought therapy was all about uncovering childhood memories, which none of my therapists have done with me. I quit my last therapist (the one who told me to do breathing exercises and write letters) and I'm going to see a new one soon. If you want to quit, maybe you're just not seeing the right therapist for you? It sounds like you need a therapist that practices a different method than the ones you've been seeing. Psychoanalytic therapists are the ones that delve into your childhood. When I was in college I saw one for awhile and he infuriated me because I am a person that wants practical solutions to my problems and he just kept diverting the sessions to things that I felt were unrelated. But different people like different things so maybe the approach would work better for you. As for myself, I am in therapy right now, I see my therapist about once a month.
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:45 pm
 There's a time to discriminate
Hate every ******** that's in your way
I'm not doing anything. While there are many negative aspects that I could certainly do without, there are positives too. Not to mention I'm scared to death of strangers in general, let alone doctors and whatnot.
Eventually, I plan on going back to a therapist, but it will be strictly for my GID. I don't plan on bringing up anything else with them. I'm only going so I can start my HRT and get my surgeries.
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:15 am
A few years ago, I was kept for 18 months in a mental hospital after I killed myself, and spent 3 days in a coma. Whilst there I was on self distruct and nothing could stop me. Then, an expatient brought me in a kitten and I got to keep it - as long as I behaved and that was my turning point I had something to care for, and care about.I was still held under a "section" to be sure as I was still slightly volatile, normally after my mother visited but I kept that kitten through internal bleeding, when it was stuck up a tree and no one offered to get it down. I was adamant that I wanted her down, but no one listened until the bleeding became so severe, that I had to go to a normal hospital. Well they got her down, and gave me 15 minutes to calm a whirl wind of claws, calmed down then I was off to hospital. I was no longer under watch, but a nurse with me made me feel better, so they let me have the nurse. She smoked too, and we used to hide in the fire escape for the odd cig, during the times when you couldn't smoke. But thats the only time I actually had positive therapy, in all my years having a mental illness. I thought I should share it with you, to show that some therapies can be very positive in a bipolar illness. Especially when your under watch, and still manage to swallow glass and razor blades and over doses. There can be a positive treatment if a doctor cares enough, to try for the good of the patient!! Thats where I met my husband too, and all these years later, its still the only doctor who positively cared for me. And found a way to reach me, in my darkness, called life.Enigma.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:49 pm
A New World Fool What kind of treatment is everyone getting for their illness? I'm seeing a therapist once a week (last week was cancelled and I'm pretty upset). We talk and she gives me charts every week to fill out with what I do and how I feel each and every hour of each and every day. I'm also taking Abilify. I'm taking samples right now until I can fill out the assistance form, but the place I go to ran out of samples so I'm currently taking like three pills of a lower dose to match my current dose. I don't want to do any of it. I really want to quit both. I'm not mentally ill, but I do study a lot of psychology and neuroscience, and have helped people before with this stuff. Personally, I am STRONGLY against using psychoactive drugs (some are OK, but it's overdone) especially ADs (antidepressants). The problem with drugs is that they are used to regulate "chemical imbalances". So far, there is no conclusive evidence for any sort of chemical imbalance in the brain, nor do we know what the "proper" balance is. In 2006, the psychopharm advisory chair openly admitted that there has been no research to prove the existence of chemical imbalances. However, as a result of mental disfunction, chemical imbalances can occur. But they aren't the cause. Antidepressants are the worst. They are treated the imbalance of serotonin. But the deficiency comes as a result of depression, not a cause. And ADs are generally very addictive. In summary, I would use therapy to treat your symptoms (whatever they may be). Medication should be used as an aid, not a solution. ADs aren't dependable, and are likely to make things worse. Now keep in mind, I'm not a med student, nor do I have a liscence in anything. But I do loads of research, because this is something I'm VERY passionate about. I encourage you to go do research into psychoactive drugs (also, google "chemical imbalances"). KNOW what the drugs you are taking do to your body before you take them.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:58 pm
lady enigma Loves A few years ago, I was kept for 18 months in a mental hospital after I killed myself, and spent 3 days in a coma. Whilst there I was on self distruct and nothing could stop me. Then, an expatient brought me in a kitten and I got to keep it - as long as I behaved and that was my turning point I had something to care for, and care about.I was still held under a "section" to be sure as I was still slightly volatile, normally after my mother visited but I kept that kitten through internal bleeding, when it was stuck up a tree and no one offered to get it down. I was adamant that I wanted her down, but no one listened until the bleeding became so severe, that I had to go to a normal hospital. Well they got her down, and gave me 15 minutes to calm a whirl wind of claws, calmed down then I was off to hospital. I was no longer under watch, but a nurse with me made me feel better, so they let me have the nurse. She smoked too, and we used to hide in the fire escape for the odd cig, during the times when you couldn't smoke. But thats the only time I actually had positive therapy, in all my years having a mental illness. I thought I should share it with you, to show that some therapies can be very positive in a bipolar illness. Especially when your under watch, and still manage to swallow glass and razor blades and over doses. There can be a positive treatment if a doctor cares enough, to try for the good of the patient!! Thats where I met my husband too, and all these years later, its still the only doctor who positively cared for me. And found a way to reach me, in my darkness, called life.Enigma. I love that story, enigma. As somebody who wants to work in a mental hospital, that gives me hope as well. To know that spending time with the patients really does help in ways that medication never could.
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