After the holidays, I'm going to find a new counselor and give it another try. I did it once, about the same time I started getting medical treatment, and it was pointless - after talking to a friend who's also a psychologist, we came to the conclusion that my therapist had used up her entire "bag of tricks" on me, and when I wasn't responding to ANY of it, she didn't know what to do with me. The bottom line is that therapy didn't do anything for me, in any respect... but I still want to give it another try before I give up on the idea completely.
I don't know exactly what you're referring to in terms of "medical treatment" - I'm assuming prescriptions - but on a somewhat-related note, once I started an anti-anxiety medication (lexapro), I haven't needed ANY of the meds prescribed to me for IBS symptoms. So I'm definitely a believer in the mind-gut connection, and anything that addresses the "mind" end of things, be it a therapist or a pill or both, can only be a potential help.
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