Are there any good shrinks out there?
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| Sun, 01-30-2005 - 11:56pm |
Hi everyone!
For some time now I have been struggling with depression. My doctors have prescribed anti-depressants, but to be honest, I have always been non-compliant. I have it in my head that I should not have to take drugs and I should be able to beat this on my own, but I tell ya, when I have a bad day, it's BAAAAAAAD! And of course, everytime I kick myself for not taking the darn pills. I think I will swallow my pride and stat back on the medication. It's getting to the point where my husband and kids find it difficult to approach me (even the dogs are never quite sure if they should approach me) and I feel awful about that. I want a happy home and my moodiness always seems to mess that all up.
With that being said, here's my question: Are there any good therapist out there? Over the past six years I have meet with three different therapist. I could not connect with any of them. I always felt like I was taking up their time and I didn't want to bother them. As a result, I never got the most out of my sessions. I suppose I'm guilty of being shy, but the trouble I've found is I feel like my therapist is looking at me like, "get to the point - I wanna go home". I want to find someone who is compassionate, or at least listens, then gives me some sound advice to put to work rather than answering my question with a question. For those of you who see a therapist, have you had that same problem? Does that go away with time? I figured the therapist I saw did not seem to be as attentive due to my insurance type (HMO), but now I have a PPO and I'm hoping I get better treatment. I know that's sad, but it happens all the time. So, is it hopeless, or do therapist really make a difference?
Thanks everyone!


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