Posted by Dinah on June 25, 2003, at 5:49:02
In reply to Therapy as mood stabilizer? Opinions please., posted by Tabitha on June 25, 2003, at 1:52:39
Absolutely. My therapist and I even speak of it this way. And my pdoc wrote a recommendation for it. I am so sensitive to the side effects of the medications that they often do as much harm in my ability to function as they do good. You don't get much work done while you're sleeping all day, or if you can't remember things for five minutes. So I use therapy as an adjunct to meds.
Sometimes it works really well, other times it's a bit insufficient, but meds aren't perfect either.
I think part of it is a change in my way of thinking, but part of it is just the supportive part of therapy. Having somewhere safe, and someone safe, to dissipate the stressors in my life, keep those stressors from bringing on crises.
I see my condition as a chronic one, and therapy as a part of my lifelong treatment plan. Of course, if they came out with the perfect drug tomorrow, I might feel differently. :)
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