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Posted 3/14/2015 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I've never posted on this forum. I'm going through a very very rough time. Some days I feel great and feel like life is so amazing and fulfilling. Many other days I don't even want to exist. I have been dealing with a sudden loss of health and a lot of health issues this year. I didn't expect this stuff because I'm only 24 but I guess that's how life is. I can't work or do anything I love and everything in life is on hold. I have lots of physical and emotional pain and isolate myself a lot. I don't know which doctors to trust and I just don't want to be alive with these health issues. I have had problems with depression on and off for about 10 years. My problem is that I can't physically talk to people openly about these issues. I have been to so many counselors and therapist and I just really want one who I can feel comfortable talking to. I have medicaid now and it covers mental health services so counseling is now financially an option for me for the first time in years. I am also settled in one city for a while so I want to find a good counselor or therapist to talk to through all these health problems. I keep trying ones out and it never seems like they want to be there or like I can really open up to them. I never feel better when I leave their office. anyone got advice or have good experiences with counselors. I don't really want to take meds.

Post Edited (Green33) : 3/13/2015 10:17:56 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/14/2015 8:11 AM (GMT 0)
hi green. am in therapy. i hunted down my therapist per the organisation he works with. it is a not for profit organisation to help those with mental health conditions to receive optimal care. this might help you. ask questions before you go. on the phone, check them out on-line. your gp is an excellent conduit for knowing good clinicians in the field also. check out your local mental health team as they provide specialist service provision advice and will lead you to suitable professionals. hope this helps. welcome to the forum. i hope you feel better soon. keep posting. many healing thoughts.
Posted 3/14/2015 9:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Green,

I agree with Jamie... Check them out and then make an appointment. We do have to be proactive about our mental health. Move forward with this. It will truly be worth it.

I hope that you feel better soon.

Have a good day...

Hugs, Karen...

PS Welcome to the forum.
Posted 3/14/2015 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
hi Green33, welcome! When I was told I could no longer work I went through an experience very similar to what you describe, with one difference. I told my psychiatrist I wanted a counselor that understood disability and alcoholism recovery, as both issues effect my life. I hit the jackpot! It was very difficult for me to open up about what I was going through, since at the time I had been sober for 13 years and felt that I should be able to "handle it" on my own. I worked with this counselor for a little over a year. He had chronic pain issues too and had been sober several years longer than I had. Funny thing, at one point he had also lived in the same trailer park I now reside in! I guess what I'm trying to say is, ask around, ask your doctor, do a 'pre interview' of the counselor over the phone. You are looking for someone to do work for you, a 'contractor' to help you 'remodel' your life...of course you should interview them! I hope you find what you need as I did.
Posted 3/15/2015 2:33 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum Green,

I was in the same position as you 4 years ago.

The therapist I was seeing at the time and still seeing by the way, suggested I start journaling and bring the journal into session with me.

This works very well. Gave the therapist a place to start talking, gently and would ask if I was ready, some times he would keep the journal for a week to read the whole thing if I agreed, so you can you loose paper if you want.

Eventually, I started to open up, there are still things I don't tell him yet, but will I am sure.

Feeling better after your appointment, will take some time. It is a work in progress.

We have a 'resource' thread at the top of forum. PLEASE review these pages, there is alot of helpful information you can use to stay safe and strong until you find a therapist that fits you.
www.goodtherapy.org/therapy-for-ptsd.html#

This link is additional help for you, if you live in the United States.

Peace and strength
Trina
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