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My pdoc saw me today. My therapist and her talked before she left for vacation. Seems like instead of therapy, I have moved on to psycho therapy. MY therapist is not doing a great job! So, instead of loosing hers, she passed me on to outpatient services. I complained once to TGC, that she was putting out subpar therapy! I told them that instead of saying, I understand how bad you feel, you should talk to your pdoc about that. I got. Your mania/depression whatever I was feeling at the time, is only a passing phase. You're just having a rough spot. One therapy session she said that about my extreme paranoia, and the next time she said that durning my suicidal tendencies! Anyhow, she told my proc to pass me on to outpatient, because she understood I was feeling worse than her capabilities as a therapist. Last time I HATED group therapy, because someone always told group therapy they were jealous of the people who were in a great recovery. I always beamed my happy face to that lady, and told her you are how you feel. Well, she didn't like my in your face therapy advice at all! I always told her that she needed to think happier thoughts, and she wasn't havin the fact that I was doing well in school and feelin well. Immediately said. I've been in a gloomy depression for the past three months, don't feel very well, and am jealous of the people who are happier than I. WTF?! Boy, did I look at her after she said that with a look at wtf are you jealous of me for?! Needless to say, she decided she wasn't going to outpatient on days I went. Anyhow, I'd love to hear more people talk about how great group therapy is! I am mandated by my pdoc to take six weeks of it! Anyhow, I really don't want to go, but my pdoc gave me a script and told me my tdoc didn't want to see me anymore, because she felt she was underqualified with my agitated bipoplar so, any thoughts??
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I only have one experience with outpatient therapy and that was after dc from hosp when I was first dx in june. I loved it. It thought it was great. It helped me to realize that I wasn't alone in this world and that other people felt the exact same way I did. Also, a pdoc was there everyday and tinkered with the meds some. I would do it again in a second if I needed it. 
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Okay, that's one great time in therapy, are there others? Please, this would give me a more positive outlook on group therapy. I told you guys last time I didn't like group therapy, and this is why, so I could use more positive encouragement please!
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I got a lot of good from group therapy, though it's not something I feel I need or want all the time. I don't like talking in front of other people so I never said much, and I never felt like it was my place to set people straight since that's what the moderator is for.
I think we get out of therapy what we want to, and I must've done ok because I haven't been in a group (not counting online) for 8 or 9 years now.
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Okay, great! Anymore, I think I start this week after I sign a release, so, please the more responses about how great group therapy is, will make me loosen up a little more. Right now, I am extremely nervous that I am going to see that same onry old white haired lady again telling me how jealous she was of me! I need the encouragement.
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bump?
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think of group therapy as being on DS,Drama,help,relating,connecting ect just with real people in person,and go in with a let's see who just as or who's more fd up as me use humor make it fun
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LOL! That sounds like a cool way to go in. I could also be real shy at first, rating everyone on their craziness, then decide to see who's crazier than who. Then, I could whip out my whip and make em suffer through my writing therapy! I am sure they'd enjoy my poetry. Some of them might be sad that they can't pen it out like me.
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see your found your niche just go with it and roll it can be fun
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Won't be starting group therapy, until next week. This morning I was too drowsy to call, and ask. I did manage to get to TGC to sign my relase form, so they can release to group therapy what they need to help me get better enough to return to school. Also, my damn seroquel stopped working at 125 mg! It makes me drowsy, but I can't sleep at night again! I am back to seeing ghosts, hearing the door open and shut when it is infact inert! The phone also rings when I look at the display pannel, no number shows up. They can't raise my dose, otherwise I am going to be a complete zombie! Help! Anyone know of any other anti-psychotics that don't interact with Lamictal?
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