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Melody, when you hit post reply in the lower left and go to the new page; once it is loaded all the way you can scroll down and under the box to put your reply will be all the posts from this thread. Also, if you are like me and it freezes up and you lose your message... I right click and click "select all" and then right click again to click "copy". That way if it doesn't go through I do not lose my message. Second nature for me now.
OK, I do not get it either. A psycologist can't dispense meds. And the C in CBT is cognitive. Thinking. That should be tackled first. My doc that does CBT wasn't thrilled with me going to play with a trigger at this point when I did for the first time over a week ago. I have been in it for about 3 - 3 1/2 months with him? He is still working with me as far as response and addressing how I respond to the traumas, trying to digest them. And with no doubt he is not on the same page as my shrink as in he wants to see me off xanax completely to better benefit from CBT. And at first he did not want me on Zoloft either as he thinks it does not help CBT either. The big but came when he expected a decent depression to come and said who would not be depressed about it, I should feel it as it is normal, he just did not know I was going to be hit by it so hard... Then he changed his mind. A good doc can and will say OK I was`wrong! A doctor who says it is this course of treatment and no other has too much ego and not taking in account that person.
The shrink wants me doped up to a point I don't feel it so in her terms I would "be better" and to her this is the only way with PTSD. She has loosened up and now agrees to do it temporary.
Your CBT person seems to be throwing you to the wolves and trying to rush things. Are you on an insurance plan that is only going to cover so many visits? Or is this out of pocket? Can you find a different person who does CBT, it sounds like you need a new one, quickly.
You sound as if you are voicing it because if you were not you would not be on the phone with them for an hour over a tire blow out! That is a no-brainer you are fragile right now if you are on the phone an hour. By the way, I had the exact same thing happen to me on a road trip. A car was next to me and boom. I had my window down, and I swear I had to change my britches LOL, not fun with an already bad startle response. Shotgun was the same thing that flashed through my mind.
Fear of becoming depedant is valid. You will, and you will have withdrawals, that is the down side of them and if you do not want to take them find a doctor who feels the same as you in that regard, that is what I did. Again, I am not on them to do exposure, I have not been on it long enough to beat depression either. But sometimes it is a useful tool to help treatment start. But I see no reason you cannot find a gentle CBT therapist who will guide you nice and slow to try and avoid needing meds. I am scared of meds and it made me feel like a failure taking them. And yes any med has side effects but there are lots of natural alternatives.
Thyroid in check now? Have you checked it? A thyroid problem can cause many of these symptoms, first thing shrink did was send me out to have it checked before hard diagnosing.
Losing control of teens... Can you really have teens and control them? Does not compute, can that go in the same sentence LOL??? I have 2 teens an 8 yo and one going on 3... You did not lose control, hormones took control, unavoidable! They will take advantage when you are down no doubt but that is the nature of most teens, pack leader looks weak. Can we go in and rule the pack now? They will all try it for the most part. Hell, I am about to put the female one on E bay! Or maybe in a "free box" in front of the grocer like people do with kittens and puppies!
Yes, it can feel like you're your worst enemy... I am going to temporarily move my diary back to public. It is long but take a look. See if there is anything you can take away from it. You need to start yours if you have not. Also, maybe look into a book by a guy who does CBT and is a shrink (MD). Feeling Good.
OK, I do not get it either. A psycologist can't dispense meds. And the C in CBT is cognitive. Thinking. That should be tackled first. My doc that does CBT wasn't thrilled with me going to play with a trigger at this point when I did for the first time over a week ago. I have been in it for about 3 - 3 1/2 months with him? He is still working with me as far as response and addressing how I respond to the traumas, trying to digest them. And with no doubt he is not on the same page as my shrink as in he wants to see me off xanax completely to better benefit from CBT. And at first he did not want me on Zoloft either as he thinks it does not help CBT either. The big but came when he expected a decent depression to come and said who would not be depressed about it, I should feel it as it is normal, he just did not know I was going to be hit by it so hard... Then he changed his mind. A good doc can and will say OK I was`wrong! A doctor who says it is this course of treatment and no other has too much ego and not taking in account that person.
The shrink wants me doped up to a point I don't feel it so in her terms I would "be better" and to her this is the only way with PTSD. She has loosened up and now agrees to do it temporary.
Your CBT person seems to be throwing you to the wolves and trying to rush things. Are you on an insurance plan that is only going to cover so many visits? Or is this out of pocket? Can you find a different person who does CBT, it sounds like you need a new one, quickly.
You sound as if you are voicing it because if you were not you would not be on the phone with them for an hour over a tire blow out! That is a no-brainer you are fragile right now if you are on the phone an hour. By the way, I had the exact same thing happen to me on a road trip. A car was next to me and boom. I had my window down, and I swear I had to change my britches LOL, not fun with an already bad startle response. Shotgun was the same thing that flashed through my mind.
Fear of becoming depedant is valid. You will, and you will have withdrawals, that is the down side of them and if you do not want to take them find a doctor who feels the same as you in that regard, that is what I did. Again, I am not on them to do exposure, I have not been on it long enough to beat depression either. But sometimes it is a useful tool to help treatment start. But I see no reason you cannot find a gentle CBT therapist who will guide you nice and slow to try and avoid needing meds. I am scared of meds and it made me feel like a failure taking them. And yes any med has side effects but there are lots of natural alternatives.
Thyroid in check now? Have you checked it? A thyroid problem can cause many of these symptoms, first thing shrink did was send me out to have it checked before hard diagnosing.
Losing control of teens... Can you really have teens and control them? Does not compute, can that go in the same sentence LOL??? I have 2 teens an 8 yo and one going on 3... You did not lose control, hormones took control, unavoidable! They will take advantage when you are down no doubt but that is the nature of most teens, pack leader looks weak. Can we go in and rule the pack now? They will all try it for the most part. Hell, I am about to put the female one on E bay! Or maybe in a "free box" in front of the grocer like people do with kittens and puppies!
Yes, it can feel like you're your worst enemy... I am going to temporarily move my diary back to public. It is long but take a look. See if there is anything you can take away from it. You need to start yours if you have not. Also, maybe look into a book by a guy who does CBT and is a shrink (MD). Feeling Good.
