Posted by fallsfall on December 16, 2003, at 6:21:08
In reply to Re: HELP ME ... 2DAY IS MT LAST APPT., posted by lilmsbubbles07 on December 15, 2003, at 22:28:05
Yes, the pain will get better. It will not hurt this much for very long.
Please find a new therapist - either one he recommends or one you find yourself. It is hard work to find a new therapist, but they can help you heal and feel better.
It took about 2 or 3 months for me to start feeling better after leaving my first therapist. Then I was able to start volunteering at the library 4 hours a week, and I felt like there could be days when I wasn't in agony. My new therapist helped me get through that period. I can't imagine doing it without him.
It sounds like you still need therapy (as did I), so somehow you have to decide that the risk of trusting a new therapist is less than the risk of falling into the black pit of dispair. Can you get recommendations for someone to see from people you trust (your regular doctor, your pdoc, friends who are therapists or work with therapists)? If you have a friend who loves her therapist, that therapist might not see you (because she is seeing your friend), but she might be able to recommend someone else.
Please try to find someone. Interview a couple of therapists before you make your decision so you can see what the choices are. They can really make this phase easier. Even the interviewing process can help. I found that each therapist I interviewed was able to give me perspective and some new information on the situation I was in. So even the interviews were comforting to me.
In the meantime, surround yourself with supportive people. Fill in with appointments with your regular doctor, your pdoc, your lawyer, your financial planner, your dentist, whoever you have who "takes care" of you.
Post often. You can make it through. If I can make it through, you can, too!
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