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TexasBushwhacker

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16. Yes, I was disappointed with my therapist this week
Sun Jun 2, 2019, 03:07 PM
Jun 2019

He's a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and said his goal was to get me off all psychoactive medications. While that sounds nice, I've been on various antidepressants for 40 years. I had a depressed mother and a bipolar father, so I got a genetic double whammy. I think his goal is unrealistic and told him so. I'll do my best with diet, exercise and CBT techniques, but I'm in no hurry to quit medication. Every time I've tried, I've crashed.

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