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Posted 2/10/2014 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
Was feeling like I was making a difference and that maybe I'd finally found the secret to controlling it when I went right back down low to square one. Now my psychologist is moving and she hand balled me over to someone else! Should I just except that highs and lows are going to continue to happen in my life even with meds and therapy? Am I really a lot worse without it (scary)? Can I really keep going on like this if I can't see a light at the end of the tunnel?
Posted 2/11/2014 8:05 AM (GMT 0)
Oh Shorty, what a blow hey! Something the psychiatrist told another participant in group therapy today, that I hadn't heard of before was the paradox effect of how acutely we can "bottom out" over smaller things when we get well. We get unwell because we let things accumulate and our tolerance for BS goes down the healthier we get. I've never heard that before but it makes sense and is comforting, because at times of despair it is easy to think we have got nowhere, when we actually have. Keep in touch hey xo
Posted 2/11/2014 11:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi amshorty,

I'm sorry your psychologist is moving. I know you mentioned in a past post that she was helpful. I hope your new psychologist will be good as well. Sometimes it may take some time for us to get use to a new therapist.

Please remember that both meds and therapy take some time to work.

You can look at things that trigger your various moods. Once you know your triggers, you can learn how to avoid them or how to cope with them. This will be a great help.

Please know that things may not always be high or low. Things will get better. You will have wonderful days :-)! Hang in there. Feel free to post anytime. Posting does help.

Take Care

UA
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