Posted by gardenergirl on March 10, 2004, at 0:00:28
In reply to Re: Maintenance therapy and relapse, posted by noa on March 9, 2004, at 18:23:00
Excellent advice from noa. I have had several relapses, but then I'm not sure I ever was significantly better with my depression until recently. It's a combination of the Nardil and the therapy. I did notice that over Christmas break, when I did not see my T for about 3 weeks, I became more depressed. It was hard for me to admit that not seeing him may have contributed to the depression, because otherwise, I was on vacation in Florida for about 3 weeks, and had no other reason I could think of to suddenly relapse. It hurt to admit that I was dependent on therapy and on him for being okay, but I also know that will not always be the case. It's important for me to be dependent on him right now as we are working on some very painful stuff. Once I have worked through that more, I expect I will taper down and eventually end. I will not always have the option of coming back, as I see him at school and I will be finished after next year (yea and sigh). But I know that if I needed to see a T again, I think I would recognize the signs of depression and would feel free to ask him for a referral. (sigh, wish he could always be there if I needed him. Would also love to work there myself when I am done with school, sigh).
So, tapering down, and leaving open the chance for a booster, say in 6-8 weeks sounds like a great idea.
Congrats to you for making it!
gg
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