Anyone been to a Shrink?

[Bdubb]

Just checking to see if anyone here has ever been to a shrink for depression related issues. If so did it help and is it something worth doing?

[imonboardtoo]

I guess it really depends on how much it's interfering with your life...If you can't sleep or can't work or can't have fun, go see somebody. Maybe they'll give you meds, maybe just counseling.

I've been there, and the shrink helped.

[bad14u]

Not for depression but went to try and save a relationship!!! Didn't help!!! If you are depressed or too anxious and can't sleep at night talk to you Dr. about Paxil!!! My mind was running nonstop due to anxieties but then I started taking Paxil and now I sleep fine!!!

[JUICE]

nope, not any time soon.

[Puddles]

Re: Anyone been to a Shrink?

Originally posted by Bdubb
Just checking to see if anyone here has ever been to a shrink for depression related issues. If so did it help and is it something worth doing?

I did. I had an excellent counsellor who helped me work through some issues. I was offered medication but I declined. Getting to the root of the problem was enough for me. I started out with 2 sessions a week, then it went to once a week, then once every 2 weeks, then I was done. I had a lot of childhood issues that interfered with my life as an adult...once those got resolved I felt much better.

If you have medical insurance, sometimes treatment will be covered. If you don't, they will usually work with you on a sliding scale based on your income. If you find a good doctor, they can really help IMO.

[speedracer59]

MY old man was addicted to drugs. Im talking Pookie of New Jack City type stuff. He went in and out of drug hospitols until they finally diagnosed him with being Bi polar(manic Depression). They got him on medication and he quit everything immediately. So I say yes definatly see someone. It can stop shit from happening later.

[The_Jarhead]

Originally posted by bad14u
Not for depression but went to try and save a relationship!!! Didn't help!!! If you are depressed or too anxious and can't sleep at night talk to you Dr. about Paxil!!! My mind was running nonstop due to anxieties but then I started taking Paxil and now I sleep fine!!!

I don't really thing a regular doctor should be giving this stuff out. IMO I really think these types of meds should be given out after counseling.

My wife went in to the doctors because she was feeling really run down and didn’t have much energy (sleeping A LOT). The first thing the doctor did was give her an antidepressant. She had some real bad side affects and they just kept changing meds on her. Finally she decided she was done taking meds that were not helping her. It took her more than six months to get over the withdrawals from these things. During which time she did become depressed, paranoid had very bad panic attacks, vertigo, and bad migrates. All of this cause she was a bit tired.
Now I’m not saying all these meds don’t have there place but I think Doctors are all too willing to dish them out.

Bad1 did you try anything else before the Paxil? If you only real problem was at night a sleep aid might have been all you needed. Not those shitty OTC things but something like Ambian.
I was given Paxil cause I have real bad social anxiety issues. While it did help with that I felt like a zombie. Sure I was so paranoid or nervous in social situations but I could have been set on fire and not really cared either. And to top it all of I could climax on the stuff I could literally fuck for days and not ever cum. As fun as that might sound to some it really does suck.

[Bdubb]

I have always turned away from anytype of help like a shrink and always prefered to work things out on my own. I'm also against taking a med to help with the problem if possible. It's just that these past fews years my outlook on things has dimmed a good deal and I have been more emotionally screwed up in the head at times. At first i just thought it was the relationship I was in, but when I sat back and thought about it, there were some signs even before that. I just feel like there may be something more to it than just the typical emotions or temporary depression. I don't think I am anywhere close to being all messed up, but there are times that have made me stop and think. I think I'll probably just see how things can pan out by staying away from some people and being around others, if I still have some issues, I'll take that next step.

Of course, I'm sure thats what most people say.....

[Puddles]

Bdubb, you've been going through this for years already, it won't hurt to go talk to a professional about it now. Sometimes we just need someone elses unbiassed oppinion to help us sort things out. The therapist I went to didn't tell me what to do, but rather she asked me questions that made me think and discover some things that I wouldn't have done on my own. :)

[imonboardtoo]

Amen, Mrs. P! We're taught to handle everything ourselves. Sometimes, an outside viewpoint helps alot.

[trip]

nice post cyber,

A good counselor is like a great sexual experience, yup, they are that good.

Most often times, the issue really really isn't that big, it is just that the person is almost....well, unaware of it, like they might have thought about it in passing yet didn't realize the magnitude and meaning of it.

All that, "It happened in your childhood stuff", it's a cliche for a reason, mostly true.

In childhood you learn a value system, this value system for lack of a better phrase works like a charm in your family.

When you get into adulthood usually that value system does not work as well, and then stress and anxiety erupt due to value conflicts.

Most of the time with most counselors it is just an issue of directing you to the understanding of which ones are right for you.

Kind of like you said Bdubb, stay away from some folks, hang with others.......basically deals with trust issues, which comes down to trust in oneself.......need to find out why you were trusting in these other folks, what was going on there so you don't repeat it.

And most likely it is not anything real big, kind of like just not seeing and believing in the right road signs.

Wish you luck.

[Bdubb]

trip-

By being deciding who to spend the time around it was meant in a way to keep myself from getting into a downward spiral. Some of the closest people to me and the ones I can always count on, have the problem of having too much of a party with certain substances. i just don't want to be around anything of that sort while I'm down because it is more likely for someone to give into things like that and at the end the problem is just worse. So, my intentions are to avoid situations that can be potentially troublesome for me.

[trip]

lol, just called growing up and getting smarter, good for you, in time it will be easier and better

[njjuicer]

i had court ordered anger mangemtn and it jsut pissed me off mroe when i actiually talked about what wa supposed to be talked about i tihnk therpay is a fuckin joke jsut assholes who sit there like they know what ur talkin abotu and how u feel sum teeling u what u want to ehar and other makin uw ant to beat there skull in i cant sya it wroth it but maybe to sum it is

[Chris]

My parents made me go to a consoler when they told me they were getting a divorce. I had been to one earlier when I was being harrassed by these kids at my school. I was offered some medication for depression both times, but just being able to talk about things and letting myself cry helped a lot!

Chris