Posted by Cerodwen on June 16, 2003, at 19:07:27
In reply to Re: Newbie, posted by deirdrehbrt on June 15, 2003, at 23:59:05
Thank you for your help and support. I recently (about a month ago) decided to try seeing a therapist in addition to my psychiatrist. I've been seeing my p-doc for a long time, probably about 2 years (every 3 weeks). I don't feel like I've ever really been comfortable with him, partly because of my issues with men. But I think he is really nice.
I am just so afraid to try someone different. I feel like being bipolar introduces so much flux into my life all the time and I am so happy to have a p-doc who knows my history and who is at least a little familiar. He gets a lot of credit too for being one of the few men in my life who hasn't abandoned me. I hate to rock the boat even if I don't feel that open with him. But now that I'm seeing a new therapist and working on stuff every week and working harder on journaling I have higher hopes of learning how to deal with my moods, how to keep from getting too manic or too depressed.
I'm glad there are resources like this out there for people like me.
poster:Cerodwen
thread:233750
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