I once went out with a psychologist who, in the course of conversation said, “How do you feel about that?” She then caught herself and was very embarrassed. It was all I could do not to ask her, “How do you feel about that?”
I’ve done both. The anti-depressants got me to a state where I was willing to do the work with my therapist. In tandem, they really made a difference. Of course, my psychiatrist and my therapist were willing to work with each other, rather than in competition. If my therapist (who I saw once a week) thought my meds needed tweaking, she’d pass the info along to my psychiatrist (who I saw as needed).
Believing that therapy is going to help you isn’t enough to make it help, but if you don’t believe it’ll help you then it won’t. The anti-depressants can give you a big leg up.
It depends on the problem. Antidepressants are made to treat serious, clinical depression (with biochemical roots), not transient problems or neuroses, and can actually make you worse. For someone with such problems, antidepressants are necessary and helpful, but you need therapy to break the “habitual” thinking.
laojim over 13 years ago
I once went out with a psychologist who, in the course of conversation said, “How do you feel about that?” She then caught herself and was very embarrassed. It was all I could do not to ask her, “How do you feel about that?”
Hillbillyman over 13 years ago
Just give me the prozac and shut up Doc.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
When studies showed that most antidepressants were useless, my shrink said, “See, I told you so.”
Plods with ...™ over 13 years ago
Hang in there, Lewreader. I’m sure there’ll be another study that’ll reverse this one and you can get your meds again.
aejb over 13 years ago
Bien joue!!!
Dirty Dragon over 13 years ago
“Annoyed.”
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
I’ve done both. The anti-depressants got me to a state where I was willing to do the work with my therapist. In tandem, they really made a difference. Of course, my psychiatrist and my therapist were willing to work with each other, rather than in competition. If my therapist (who I saw once a week) thought my meds needed tweaking, she’d pass the info along to my psychiatrist (who I saw as needed).
Believing that therapy is going to help you isn’t enough to make it help, but if you don’t believe it’ll help you then it won’t. The anti-depressants can give you a big leg up.
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
It depends on the problem. Antidepressants are made to treat serious, clinical depression (with biochemical roots), not transient problems or neuroses, and can actually make you worse. For someone with such problems, antidepressants are necessary and helpful, but you need therapy to break the “habitual” thinking.
Constantinepaleologos over 13 years ago
Is Lucretia her name? And antidepressants are a joke, by the way.