Post here for advice on getting mental health treatment and medication. What do you have? What are you on? What's your story? Has it worked out for you? I'm currently wanting to get back on meds. I realize that everything feels extremely raw all the time. I overthink everything to a compulsive level. I have anxiety and depression constantly. I'm hoping to find treatment so that I can create a sort of "buffer" between me and the world. I want to feel like it's raining outside all the time or that i'm underwater. I don't want to feel things so intensely. I realize most people seem to have this buffer zone and they don't overthink small things or overthink their actions, and I think I would be better off with it. I'm tired of fighting this on my own. I just feel raw and exposed all the time and I want that blanket and I want to slow down. Does anyone have any advice for me please, thanks
>What do you have?ADHD>What are you on?Nothing. I can't find a psychiatrist. I also suspect I have autism but I can't find someone to get a diagnosis either. My network doesn't have any they can refer me to, and my insurance provider's list of approved psychiatrists is extremely outdated.>>34391992>Does anyone have any advice for me please, thanksMeds seem like a good idea, but I would suggest you try a psychologist or therapist to go alongside if you can. That's usually the best chance at improvement with various conditions. If your medication you're looking for isn't controlled, you should be able to get it directly from your doctor which should make access much easier.
>>34392008>That's usually the best chance at improvement with various conditions.I should say, I mean the combination of meds and therapy. Not one or the other.
>>34392016i fucking hated therapy although I will admit it can help in various ways. i don't even have insurance at the moment. the biggest problem i've found with psychiatrists is that they don't really seem to probe enough for conditions. everything is very brief, you get meds prescribed, and then wait months to see if anything is actually working, which is always hard to tell anyways.
>>34392126>I fucking hated therapy although I will admit it can help in various ways.Same. I think it's really hard to find a good therapist, but they're out there.>i don't even have insurance at the momentAny professional you see, ask about sliding scales. It'll save you money.
I’m thinking about asking for a new therapist. I always figured I’d just stick it out with whoever they assigned me to because I'm really conflict avoidant and it’s an effort I don’t want to do. But, my first two therapists transferred out and I really don’t think I'm making the same kind of progress with this newest one like I was with the last one. Today he asked me out of the blue how my relationship with my mom is going. My mom killed herself 16 years ago. I don’t bring it up much, but still. If there were anything I’d kinda expect him to keep at the top of his notes, it’d be that. I think he mighta mixed me up with another client, and that seems like a big fuckup.
>>34392406I think that's entirely reasonable. Not all therapists are good people, not all of them are good at their job, and even the ones that are can make honest mistakes. This can damage the relationship and delay progress. It can be very hard work to find a new therapist that works and it sounds like you were lucky to have the first two go as well as you did.
>>34392451The first one didn’t go great, but that was when I didn’t really know what therapy was or what I was expecting to get out of it so I didn’t really care. The second one came off to me like she actually kinda gave a shit, and I think with her I was learning stuff about psychology and how to apply it to my life. Third one, I’m just back to prattling on about how my week went trying to fill the hour long session again. The guy heaps on lots of praise and I think he’s trying to make me feel validated, but it doesn’t really make me feel much at all. Just feels like a red flag, if anything. I’m still reluctant to start asking about a new one, though. Firstly because I just hate asking. But I’m also getting a bit sick of them always leaving anyway. And I’m worried I don’t have a whole lot of options to begin with because my ability to travel is really limited.
>>34392571Teletherapy is an option. Generally, you can reasonably expect to have access to anyone in state that offers teletherapy. Half of the mental health professionals I've been to I've never met in person.You can also try talking to him about the progress you are/n't seeing but I haven't ever had success doing so. I still think it's worth at least bringing up before leaving though.
It's spaghetti thrown at a wall to see what sticks. If you take psychtropic meds, monitor your mental and physical state and report anything adverse to your doctor immediately.
My alert system triggers and I go instantly on edge and terrified. My body language goes into protective mode and I start crossing my arms, hiding my face. My mind goes blank. I cannot think straight. I go into a hypervigilante mode where I have to filter everything I say and I end up saying very bland robotic things. I cannot play or banter with people when I go into this. It happens every time with most people. I have no idea what I am scared about. Like I cannot tell you a though or situation that goes into my mind that triggers this. I went to the 3 therapists and they all draw the cbt chart and it pisses me off because there is no fucking thoughs. It happened in class today and after class when I was talking with friends. What am I scared of? What can be so terrifying that my whole mind tries to avoid it?
I take a daily dose of fucking reality, nig.
