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I found medications ineffective, but my last therapist helped me tremendously. If your therapist isn't helping, find a new one. There's no shame in switching.

by xapata 5y ago

nebula8804 5y ago
I am on my second therapist. The first was was a remote therapy based out of Israel. He was great and convinced me to quit my terrible job at the time and reorient my life. His therapy worked to an extent but I never could relay my deep insecurities to him. When I tried to explain deeper concepts to him it nver really registered. I just found myself wasting 120$ per session with no real payback. I continued with him on and off for 5 years before just giving up this year after my father passed away and I gained no comfort from talking to him about it. A second remote but local(because of covid) therapist was assigned to me as part of this Wellbutrin trial. A total of 10 sessions are to be done with this trial. So far she has only told me what I already know: that I should keep trying little steps every day like increasing my exercise. She gives me little goals but I don't like the fact that since these sessions are 45 mins with no way to extend, there always seems to be a time crunch. There are tons of therapists in my area with no way to evaluate the differences. This is an expensive proposition as it stands and so I don't know how I will find the perfect one without evaluating each and every different therapist in my area. :/
hkt 5y ago
The most important thing in therapy is relational depth. Doesn't really matter what the method is. "There is research to support common factors theory. One common factor is the client–therapist interaction, also known as the therapeutic alliance. A 1992 paper by Lambert showed that nearly 40 percent of the improvement in psychotherapy is from these client–therapist variables." Quote from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_bird_verdict https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_bird_verdict
magicalhippo 5y ago
> If your therapist isn't helping, find a new one. This has been my experience as well, both personally and through friends. An important point is that a therapist which works for someone might not work for you, it's rather personal.

I found medications ineffective, but my last therapist helped me tremendously. If your therapist isn't helping, find a new one. There's no shame in switching.

by xapata 5y ago

I found medications ineffective, but my last therapist helped me tremendously. If your therapist isn't helping, find a new one. There's no shame in switching.

nebula8804 5y ago

I am on my second therapist. The first was was a remote therapy based out of Israel. He was great and convinced me to quit my terrible job at the time and reorient my life. His therapy worked to an extent but I never could relay my deep insecurities to him. When I tried to explain deeper concepts to him it nver really registered. I just found myself wasting 120$ per session with no real payback. I continued with him on and off for 5 years before just giving up this year after my father passed away and I gained no comfort from talking to him about it. A second remote but local(because of covid) therapist was assigned to me as part of this Wellbutrin trial. A total of 10 sessions are to be done with this trial. So far she has only told me what I already know: that I should keep trying little steps every day like increasing my exercise. She gives me little goals but I don't like the fact that since these sessions are 45 mins with no way to extend, there always seems to be a time crunch. There are tons of therapists in my area with no way to evaluate the differences. This is an expensive proposition as it stands and so I don't know how I will find the perfect one without evaluating each and every different therapist in my area. :/

hkt 5y ago

The most important thing in therapy is relational depth. Doesn't really matter what the method is. "There is research to support common factors theory. One common factor is the client–therapist interaction, also known as the therapeutic alliance. A 1992 paper by Lambert showed that nearly 40 percent of the improvement in psychotherapy is from these client–therapist variables." Quote from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_bird_verdict https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_bird_verdict

magicalhippo 5y ago

> If your therapist isn't helping, find a new one. This has been my experience as well, both personally and through friends. An important point is that a therapist which works for someone might not work for you, it's rather personal.