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navillusarat

In Which I Take My Mental Health Into My Own Hands

Jun 13, 2006 23:01

A week ago, I went off my medication and I fired my therapist.

So, you're probably thinking, "Nice job, retard!" but I have my reasons. I had been seeing this therapist once a week for about two months. The office is in Whitman and excuse me if I come off as shallow, but the building is a little on the trashy side. I pretty much sit in a ( Read more... )

mental health, meds

Comments 9

vinyl_hearts June 14 2006, 18:35:16 UTC

You know what? I think you did the right thing. She seems like a b*tch. I wouldn't want to try and tell her about my problems; She would probably make me feel stupid.

Also... it was nice to see someone was thinking about me. The hurricane didn't really bother us too much. Where I live all we got was alot of rain and some high winds. Nothing disasterous happened around here. And since you don't know where I live, look up Pinellas Park. It's on that little peninsula that hangs off of Florida's west coast.

navillusarat June 21 2006, 02:17:30 UTC

You're right, she probably would. There's so much that I didn't even bother to tell her because I wasn't comfortable.

I'm glad Alberto wasn't too bad for you. I'm going to worry about you, Maeve and Mike (my sister and her boyfriend) every time there's a hurricane heading toward Florida!

cmg724 June 14 2006, 23:07:24 UTC

I'm really glad that you stuck up for yourself and were able to change a bad situation :)

navillusarat June 21 2006, 02:18:30 UTC

Haha, thanks! I'm wicked proud of myself :)

canyoncat June 19 2006, 15:26:28 UTC

God, she sounds dreadful.

I was going to Atlantic Counseling & Consultation on Pleasant St in Weymouth. I liked my therapist there.

navillusarat June 19 2006, 16:12:27 UTC

Maybe I'll check that out. It's so much closer than Whitman!

xdrtombx June 20 2006, 16:02:58 UTC

Good job!
I've been to numerous therapists that were very similar to that.
It is sometimes quite difficult to find a good one.
In my case, taking myself off my old medication was the best choice I ever made.
Evening out your mood doesn't help if you're turned into a zombie.
Psychopharmacologists don't know what they're doing.

Good luck.

navillusarat June 21 2006, 02:06:26 UTC

I think I made the right choice, but I still freak out a little thinking that I'm really fucking myself up by stopping the meds. That woman was fucking ridiculous though. I'm still glad I didn't go back.

xdrtombx June 21 2006, 22:04:01 UTC

In most cases, having a couple of good, true friends who care about you is better than any therapist, especially when your friends are smart and funny.