first day of therapy

rob0318

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Joined : Dec 2012

Posts : 19

Posted 1/10/2013 1:26 AM (GMT 0)

well today was my first day of therapy. I think it was ok but it was just the first day. I was hoping she would put me on something like Lexapro but she did not put me on anything. She said I need to talk to my primary doctor grrrrrrr. I have an appointment on the 21st, but I really need something now... trying to do things to help until I see the doctor. I have been having a lot of problems with my 17 year old daughter that lives with me. She has really put me to the edge and I asked her to stay with her mom for a while. I think it will give us a break from each other and hopefully she will start changing some things about her. I'm getting her some therapy to help. I hope she can open up. I need things to get better very soon.

Scaredy Cat

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Joined : Sep 2006

Posts : 28868

Posted 1/10/2013 3:38 PM (GMT 0)

Great job on going to your first session! I know that it is hard to wait for the results to start. It typically takes from 8-12 weeks for noticible changes to start, so try to hang on to the fact that it will get better...it just takes time.

It is so worth it though! You are going to learn things about yourself, and coping skills that will last you a lifetime...so the tradeoff is though it doesn't come quick or easy...it does really work, and it is for the long term.:)

I hope that you can hold on to the hope and bright side of this, which is, you are moving in the right direction, and that things are going to get better for you soon.

Keep posting.

S.C.

UserANONYMOUS

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Joined : May 2011

Posts : 4525

Posted 1/10/2013 9:35 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Rob,

Glad to hear that your first day in therapy was okay. Be patient and things will eventually change for the positive. Sometimes, it just takes some time. It took me months before I saw a positive outcome in therapy.

Hang in there. Stay positive.
Hope things get better between you and your daughter.

UA

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