Discussion [Poll] Are you receiving therapy/ professional MH care?

[Praestat_Mori]

No - tried therapy but it didn't help

I can just answer with a general "No" bc my MH issues are a result of external circumstances that cannot be treated with therapy and/or meds. Even if I wanted therapy now I couldn't afford it anymore. In my case, the best "therapy" was to stop fighting against windmills - the permanent failures came to an end, the situation calmed down and I feel much better now.

 

[SoulWhisperer]

It was curious to see the results after voting for me. I'm one of those that would give professionals a shot but am too socially crippled to make it work.

 

[bed]

Tons of therapy, tons of medication. The only good thing is that after all these years, nobody can blame me that I didn't try.

same boat.

 

[let.me.let.go87]

Missing an option for no-tried therapy, meds, and unconventional treatments and they didn't work.

I need that option. Or I've been forced into it but it doesn't work for me option.

 

[nihilistic_dragon]

Where is the "What's the point?" option? Haha. No one can argue me out nihilism.

 

[swankysoup]

Tons of therapy, tons of medication. The only good thing is that after all these years, nobody can blame me that I didn't try.

Oh they can still blame you, failed treatment must always the patient's fault, right?

 

[metothemoon]

Actually surprised that the major of votes is for people in therapy. Sucks though…

 

[Dot]

Actually surprised that the major of votes is for people in therapy. Sucks though…

Intrstng givn a majr argmnt agnst membrs = "thy r in crsis & jst nd hlp"

 

[divinemistress36]

Therapy doesnt help I just go cause insurance pays for it and I like my therapist . Meds dont help but ive been on them for so long and cant handle the withdrawl so I take them

 

[sancta-simplicitas]

Wish there was an option for when you've tried both options and it made it worse.

 

[circus22]

I've tried therapy and medication. Neither worked for me and when I tried to reach for help about it, I was brushed off. No one took me seriously.

 

[complex]

I have a lot more to say about how the mental health system is designed to fail us, but I'll try to keep the scope of my response limited to just me.

I was in therapy and on meds throughout my entire adolescence and gave up on all of it in 2022. I have been through 10+ different therapists, was on 5 different meds, and was hospitalized twice. None of it helped. I'm autistic, and very few therapists know how to handle that, even fewer who actually work with adults. The ones I talked to had a very surface level understanding of it, but was still guided by CBT/DBT (which are proven to be not effective or counter-effective for autistic people). You have to jump through so many hoops to even get a chance at getting help, and the chance of it being effective is considerably low.

It's painful. I wanted to get better. On some level, I still do. But I always end up back in the same place no matter what I try or who I talk to, so why even bother anymore? The statistics for mental illness and suicide don't indicate things getting better either...

I have autism and EUPD and man no one wants to come near me and help. They can't see through when i mask and so when I don't and normally only with a trusted few they see how unwell i am and cannot work out if i mask or its my EUPD or just histrionic!!! I try and show them i am broken amd instead of helping they say things 'yes i know' or 'you are complex'

I've tried therapy and medication. Neither worked for me and when I tried to reach for help about it, I was brushed off. No one took me seriously.

I hear you!!! I get the same. Its like a tick box....i feel they can say well we tried before whats dif!!!! Or well shes older now why should we try as hard when theres younger easier to help cases!!!
Never had proper therapy just the free six talking cbt session crap!!! They have just labeled me and left me and i accept i am breaking, but no one even wants to help hold the broken pieces together any more and am now becoming BROKEN!! Hey ho once i CTB I won't be a bother or an embarrassment any more to anyone not my GP, nurse or MYSELF .
I do often wonder if i had had proper therapy if I would be more capable now or still be sooo destined to CTB
Oh and i was told by the one pysch i did see "you can't medicate autism" and the session ended

 

[RoseGarden]

not anymore. my last therapist dropped me after I told her I was suicidal. I don't think I'm going to go back to therapy for a while

 

[CantDoIt]

Yes and it only helps while I'm talking. Afterwards I once again feel suicidal.

 

[lachrymost]

Got traumatized by psychiatry. Went to therapy about it and got re-traumatized.

Joke's on me!

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Intrstng givn a majr argmnt agnst membrs = "thy r in crsis & jst nd hlp"

To be fair, this poll has only around 172 votes at this point and we also need to take into account certain things, such as volunteer bias. This poll, by itself, doesn't prove anything.

 

[NumbItAll]

Therapy had some use but ran its course after a while. "Medication" caused me severe, lasting harm. Currently not seeking any treatment, and I'm much better off for it.

 

[LapseInTime]

Oh they can still blame you, failed treatment must always the patient's fault, right?

Absolutely! Besides, to fail is not an excuse to not try indefinitely.

 

[ladylazarus4]

I am in therapy (DBT) and my therapist is really helpful. I've had a whopping 11 therapists in my life and I've only opened up to three. Two of those were in residential and one was outpatient (my current therapist). I am also on Wellbutrin and I do IV ketamine.

 

[Dot]

To be fair, this poll has only around 172 votes at this point and we also need to take into account certain things, such as volunteer bias. This poll, by itself, doesn't prove anything.

Tru bt stll sggsts tht a szeabl numbr of actve membrs r alrdy seekng hlp

 

[sancta-simplicitas]

Got traumatized by psychiatry. Went to therapy about it and got re-traumatized.

Joke's on me!

Same

 

[alltoomuch2]

I have autism and EUPD and man no one wants to come near me and help. They can't see through when i mask and so when I don't and normally only with a trusted few they see how unwell i am and cannot work out if i mask or its my EUPD or just histrionic!!! I try and show them i am broken amd instead of helping they say things 'yes i know' or 'you are complex'

I hear you!!! I get the same. Its like a tick box....i feel they can say well we tried before whats dif!!!! Or well shes older now why should we try as hard when theres younger easier to help cases!!!
Never had proper therapy just the free six talking cbt session crap!!! They have just labeled me and left me and i accept i am breaking, but no one even wants to help hold the broken pieces together any more and am now becoming BROKEN!! Hey ho once i CTB I won't be a bother or an embarrassment any more to anyone not my GP, nurse or MYSELF .
I do often wonder if i had had proper therapy if I would be more capable now or still be sooo destined to CTB
Oh and i was told by the one pysch i did see "you can't medicate autism" and the session ended

If you are in the UK don't let them get away with that. I also have diagnosed autism and EUPD. Originally I was given the standard CBT for 6 weeks option but then got moved thru IPBT and now am with CMHT. I see a MH nurse every 2 weeks and he's starting off with DBT to regulate my emotions better before we go on to the really difficult stuff. He's really good. None of that touchy feely stuff unless I'm really overwhelmed. He pitches it just right. Firm when he needs to be. Kind when he needs to be. Makes jokes when needed. He respects my autism - uses natural light in the room instead of striplights and adapts the handouts for me. But best of all, he's teaching me tools I can use. Tools that I know can really help with the EUPD. I don't find psychiatrist very helpful other than for official diagnosis which is validating. But the MH nurse - he's great and I've got a little bit of hope now. So I'd say go back to your GP and kick some ass!

 

[complex]

If you are in the UK don't let them get away with that. I also have diagnosed autism and EUPD. Originally I was given the standard CBT for 6 weeks option but then got moved thru IPBT and now am with CMHT. I see a MH nurse every 2 weeks and he's starting off with DBT to regulate my emotions better before we go on to the really difficult stuff. He's really good. None of that touchy feely stuff unless I'm really overwhelmed. He pitches it just right. Firm when he needs to be. Kind when he needs to be. Makes jokes when needed. He respects my autism - uses natural light in the room instead of striplights and adapts the handouts for me. But best of all, he's teaching me tools I can use. Tools that I know can really help with the EUPD. I don't find psychiatrist very helpful other than for official diagnosis which is validating. But the MH nurse - he's great and I've got a little bit of hope now. So I'd say go back to your GP and kick some ass!

Wow am so please u seem to have the support u deserve that is correct to u. I am under CMHT and have a lead practitioner finally who have been with for about a three weeks but i just don't know what she expected as she has basically made me back off from GP stating they not there for my MH support but she has not been clear on what the hell she can offer. Last text just said she was there to help but when i ask for it all she does is say what do i want or what do i expect and i am not well enough to even say or know i just know i MISS my GP soooo badly as she was my safety net but have been made to respect the limitations and boundaries and push her completely away as i felt thats what the surgery wanted and now am terrfied as she kept me alive LITERALLY and I can't seem to connect with the LP. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I HAVE ONE BUT SO FAR ITS BEEN A WEEK since i went as a missing person over night after really wanting to OD but cried out for help and have heard NOTHING from LP or GP so am truly a mess up and have messed up AGAIN.
Again though i am truly touched someone is getting help and support also sounds just how i wld like it firm but fair like my GP was

 

[cursedbynature64]

I've been seeing a therapist regularly for close to 9 years at this point (although a few years back I started seeing a new one because my old one retired).

I also take medication for anxiety and it does actually help a significant amount. I went from not being able to leave the house to being "functional" within the limits of my autism.

But autism cannot be helped to a level that gives me what I'd consider to be an adequate quality of life. The only option is to just decide I'm going to live with all the downsides. Even the seemingly happy autistics you see on social media still talk about all the same problems.

It's still possible that I won't ctb, but its getting more and more likely that I will every day that passes.

 

[alltoomuch2]

Wow am so please u seem to have the support u deserve that is correct to u. I am under CMHT and have a lead practitioner finally who have been with for about a three weeks but i just don't know what she expected as she has basically made me back off from GP stating they not there for my MH support but she has not been clear on what the hell she can offer. Last text just said she was there to help but when i ask for it all she does is say what do i want or what do i expect and i am not well enough to even say or know i just know i MISS my GP soooo badly as she was my safety net but have been made to respect the limitations and boundaries and push her completely away as i felt thats what the surgery wanted and now am terrfied as she kept me alive LITERALLY and I can't seem to connect with the LP. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I HAVE ONE BUT SO FAR ITS BEEN A WEEK since i went as a missing person over night after really wanting to OD but cried out for help and have heard NOTHING from LP or GP so am truly a mess up and have messed up AGAIN.
Again though i am truly touched someone is getting help and support also sounds just how i wld like it firm but fair like my GP was

I'd definitely ask what the plan is for your care. You could tell them that I've only been with my CPN for 6 weeks but in the first session we discussed where I am now mentally and he identified some big issues we needed to work on and by the end of the first session we'd agreed a general plan - address the emotional regulation issues with dbt-based tools, and try to speed through that so it's safer when we tackle the big stuff. I've been able to give my input when deciding the plan, and although we're trying to speed thru this part, we do slow down if I have difficulties with one of the DBT tools.

 

[Felodese]

I've tried so many different meds... none work and I'm running out of options.
Took 20 to get therapy and now that's gone to shit. There's no point in even trying anymore

 

[parentportaldotnet]

i'm both on meds and was going to therapy at some point. hell, i have a psychiatrist. but i think the main issue is my environment. it's my fault that it's the way it is, but the people around me won't change either. i'm trying to get out now that im 18 but if the last party that needs to give me the green light says no, i don't think ill make it much longer, plain and simple. i don't want to be in this place anymore. i don't see myself making it through a grueling program while being here. it just doesn't seem realistic.

 

[Lady Laudanum]

I tried medication, therapy, have been institutionalized multiple times, the whole nine yards. I've tried everything short of ECT and experimental treatments. They can't help me and I can't help myself either.

 

[willitpass]

Tons of therapy, tons of medication. The only good thing is that after all these years, nobody can blame me that I didn't try.

"It works if you just put your mind to it and believe! You must not have tried hard enough!" There's always some fucking excuse for why we haven't done enough to be allowed to say we're done.
It's quite telling that over half of the responses are actively receiving some kind of treatment and almost everyone has at least tried it in the past. Should mean something to those who claim if we just get help it'll fix us.

 

[ixkitty]

I'm receiving both therapy and Medication, I've been on medication rotation for a hot while. Found something that makes it a little manageable but it doesn't get rid of the feeling. I'm in therapy. Therapy doesn't help because I feel like I'm lying a little bit. Telling her everything is okay.. in reality it's not... I feel like I should be a little more honest to her .. idk . I'm having a bad night right now.