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That is a workable solution... that's still very scary to me though. I would not be completely opposed to that if I knew it wouldn't affect my long-term career working in law enforcement. I also worry what would happen if it didn't work... would I want to give up even more?

Thanks for your comment. I'm not entirely ruling it out. If I'm going to do this (life) then I don't want it always to be a hard struggle.

I'm really scared about even the possibility of entering a treatment program, if you're referring to an in-patient one anyway. I really do so much worse in new environments, especially those where I don't have a lot of control in. And it's only my bf that helps... I have severed ties for the...

I'm not really sure why but things have been getting progressively worse, especially over the past two weeks. A couple weeks ago I had a particularly bad night and my boyfriend at one point had to physically stop me from doing something. I was feeling so overwhelmed and like I needed to kill...

I appreciate all of your responses! I wish I could switch psychiatrists but unfortunately I don't have much of a choice with the insurance I have. My options are to deal with him or forgo the drug route--which I'm still considering. I wasn't super sure about meds to begin with... Yes! This is...

Hello, So after much prompting from my therapists, I finally saw a psychiatrist last week. I was super uncomfortable right off the bat as he was very pressing (I don't know another word for that) and seemed to push past any comfort that could have been there by being verbally encroaching. That...

Thank you guys. Yeah, I guess this is a conversation that would be more productive to have with my therapist, I'm just struggling with how to do that. I'll figure it out. I really appreciate your responses.

I totally get that, and I do talk, but I struggle with it. I don't go in there knowing what to say because I don't know what will help or what's important. I also have an incredibly hard time volunteering information but it's not so bad if she asks questions, but then the onus is always on...

I'm still relatively new to the therapy world, so I apologize if this is a dumb question. I've been seeing my therapist since August (with a 1.5 month break over Christmas break). She's an intern for a local counseling organization, which means she's still earning her credentials and is...

I totally get that you have the experience - obviously none of us were there in the room with her for those 2.5 years, and so yes, we cannot completely understand. I think a problem is that you are comparing the way you do things (explaining to someone the step-by-step process of how you...

I think her response is completely appropriate. How else did you want her to respond? Begging for you to come back as a client? If you are already finding another therapist or you have specific expectations that she cannot professionally or ethically (in her own practice) meet, then she does not...

I know I'm late to respond, and hopefully you already sought help, but please remember if you made a plan with your therapist it means she/he WANTS you to use it when it is needed, which sounds like in this case it is. You seem like you're in a panic moment, you cannot think as clearly when you...

I'm not sure therapy is for me. I really want it to be - I want to be the person who can understand what I'm feeling and thinking and share it if that'd help, but I'm not. I've answered more "I don't knows" in my 8 months of therapy than I ever have in my life. I feel bad for my therapists, who...

Thanks. I think there's a disconnect between my therapists... I have one for talk-therapy and another for EMDR. I don't think my EMDR T is really aware of everything, although I know my T's talk to one another. I'm struggling with canceling though, because I know it's actually helped a little --...

Maybe I'll do that... stop EMDR for a while... it's hard though - the woman who's doing it is doing it pro bono and I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to ever get that again. As a student, I don't have a lot of spare money. This all feels too much... I know it's not, but every decision feels...

I had a really rough time over the weekend. I made a plan, something I haven’t done in over 10 years, when I was a kid. My plan kept getting interrupted by roommates but I still found myself on top of the 6 story building… not nearly as drunk as I needed to be to make the jump. The alcohol...

Thanks. I wish my gut had an incling. Just feeling very overwhelmed and don't know what to do.

I started seeing my current T in August, seeing her once a week. She's very nice, but very new. She found another T to do EMDR with me probono, so I've been doing that for little over a month now. The EMDR T wants to see me twice a week, and I wouldn't be paying her - again, she's doing it for...

I think "normal" is hard to say because honestly, normal doesn't really exist, there's averages though... I do think that your relationship is a little unusual, so not average. I'm curious why you're asking? You said it's made it easier to trust her, but is there something about it that bothers you?

Not very experienced with EDMR--I've only been to 3 sessions so far, including the intake--but I'm pretty sure that you are supposed to give your brain space and time to process that all. From all I've read, I cannot think of the source of this, but I'm nearly 100% sure that most do not do more...

Thank you all again for your responses. I will definitely be looking into finding a psychiatrist. My insurance pays next to nothing, even after the deductible of $500 has been reached, so I might have to find someone who does sliding scale. I appreciate you all. You've made me feel so much...

Wow, thank you all for your thoughts. There's a lot of really good information that is helpful. I appreciate it. For those on medication, do you mind me asking if you went to your regular doctor or a psychiatrist? Money is slightly an issue as a undergrad, but I'm wondering if a psychiatrist...

After a really bad weekend and slight nudging from my therapist and boyfriend, I think I'm going to try medication to help deal with the depression and suicidal thoughts. Therapy alone has not been sufficient, and some days it gets really bad. I'm about to graduate with my B.A... I can't keep...

Thank you for your post. I'm glad medication is working for you, and I totally get the SI being part of coping skills and for me decades of thinking patterns. I'm not sure if that'll ever go away from me either. Medication makes sense, but I think for me it'd have there'd have to be a day where...

Thanks for the share. I'm starting to realize that, but I'm not sure how to take on the depressive aspect at the moment. Is this something you did?