Quitting Therapy.

[Angelwings]

I have told my therapist to keep my medication, that I'm a live, and that I'm not going to therapy any longer. She usually gives me my meds on a day to day basis, so that's why she has them. I'm just done with the whole control issue. FINISHED.

 

[roaminggnome]

I understand being finished with a therapist. Just totally finished. I just ended therapy after 3 years earlier this month. I was just plain finished.

Do you have your meds? There are so many meds that can send you into a horrible withdrawal if just stopped. I wish you the best of luck.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Instead of quitting therapy maybe find a new healthy therapist. Just a thought. Your mental health is important.

 

[SeanCharles]

Wow! While I am at a bit of a loss, I cleared the first hurdle which is a good thing. I have to schedule an appointment with a neurologist who I am not fond of because I suspect I am being mistreated through misdiagnosis.

I have found to a degree that Therapy for me seems to be keeping my hyper-stress from provoking seizure activity when I was medicated. (I am not suggesting going off medication here; Merely I am noting in my case how I have seen therapy is beneficial when I am with a therapist I trust and can talk to.)

Not knowing your relationship with your therapist, or what medications your being given or your situation at all, I am not sure how else to respond. I was seizure-free (at least not having symptoms of auras leading to unconsciousness which are more intense than those I have had which come and go with no apparent memory loss or other affects.

 

[Barconian]

Do you know why your T gives you your medication daily? It does seem strange, but your T might have a very good reason!

 

[Abstract]

The one and only reason something like this is done is if the client is thought to be at serious risk of suicide. Is that the case here? If not then I would be very concerned.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I'm confused why your therapist is controlling your meds? Do you see a psychiatrist as well?

 

[BewitchedBewildered]

Please be careful going cold turkey with your meds. Stopping most SSRIs and SNRIs suddenly can lead to sever withdrawl. Please be careful.

I wish you the best.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

((((Secret))))

Are you talking about these medications you told us about before in one of your posts? https://www.myptsd.com/threads/yay-for-a-new-doc.38807/

If so, like others have said, please be careful or at least make sure you are getting care for withdrawals that you may experience. I have seen benzodiazepine withdrawal happen in others and from what I've seen, it's no picnic. I have also withdrew from Adderall myself before and I can definitely tell you first hand, that is no picnic either.

Also, you posted this before: https://www.myptsd.com/threads/cousin-thinks-t-is-causing-all-of-my-issues.39047/

What changed from then until now in your beliefs about your T? Can you find any clear pattern? Like, are you processing some difficult things lately in your sessions? Are you experiencing trust issues with your T? etc etc. Are you feeling like you don't have any coping skills for in between sessions?

I hope this is OK. I've just recently noticed a pattern in my own posts so I wanted to make sure you were remembering your posts. I know PTSD is so difficult and when I am at the peak of anxiety, and looping, and reliving, I go ape crazy because I haven't learned any coping skills! So, I hope you are doing OK.

 

[Abstract]

@Secret I really hope you come back to this thread. I know it can be hard to do so but I think you need to. I am concerned and really think you need to talk this relationship through fully on here and let us help you.

1/ What brought about this therapists decision to only give you one tablet at a time?
2/ What brought about your t's decision to arrange for you to spend your time at her office, daily?
3/ What alternative arrangements have you made for meds now if you are not going back?

Please see if you can answer these. What more do we need to know. If we only ever have a bite size of information we can't support you properly.

 

[Abstract]

Strongernow and I are possibly thinking along the same paths here. Just saw your post SN.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

It also seems like in between those 2 posts, you had an exposure and anxiety pattern surrounding the idea of going to your abuser's bday party and actually going. This happens to me too so I just wanted to make sure you were aware of it. Flash backs can go on for a long time emotionally after an exposure or trigger. At least, they do for me. I get so freaked out by the emotions that come along with that, and it causes me to try and do a 180 on what I've already got going on because I was unaware of the pattern. I just learned recently that it keeps taking me out because I don't have any coping or grounding skills.