Re: Going to a new therapist
01/27/08 04:51 PM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1299
Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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Hey Hawkeye,
I didn't do CT, but I saw 4 different therapists for anxiety - from a shrink to pyschologist to a social worker, plus school counsellors. They all tried to tell me all of my anxiety problems were rooted in my upbringing - mainly a fear of my father initiated it all. The last lady I saw for over 2 years finally figured out my dad had something to do with my anxiety, but not ALL. It took a long time to work stuff out. It was a while ago now though - 12-13 years. They had me on paxil, zoloft, and finally remeran (sp?). Then I moved out of my parents. And finally the remeran almost killed me and I quit cold turkey all the AD / AA drugs. I still have issues some days, but I think all of the therapy finally did help. Obviously I'm much better than I was because I am no longer found cowering in a corner curled up in a ball in fear of everything. I handle life pretty well now. I still have social / crowd anxiety issues, but for the most part they are manageable. I work, I go shopping, I go to the pool, and I don't worry about doing all of those things anymore. I don't worry about what someone else thinks of me physically (I was quite overweight as a teen, early 20s and VERY self conscious about it) About the only time I have trouble is socials - parties, weddings, etc. where I don't know anyone. Then I tend to be a wallflower and cling to my hubby (if he's there with me).
You are doing a good thing! Don't let anyone tell you different! To admit you needed help was a HUGE step, now you are following through with that. Kuudos to you.
Take care, and HUGS!
ps - I have to post more pics of my hair - now that I styled it it looks much better! Thanks for the compliment!
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IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
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