As someone who suffers from chemically based depression, I guess I should chime in.
IF and only if what you have is chemical based, then yes meds can be a wonderful thing. Both Lulu and I take meds... myself for major depression (and a touch of borderline personality with narccistic traits) and herself for schizo-effective. Our meds help us act mostly normal, which we wouldnt be without them. However, I do not reccommend them except as a last resort even though I openly bill myself as a poster child for Paxil. As a long time survivor of the public mental health system I've found that too many of the doctors there depend too heavily on medications and not enough on therapists; though in their defense I do have to point out that in todays era of california budget cuts many clinics have to choose, and its Hobson's choice. The can afford the doctors or a full therapy staff but not both, and since many of their clients do need medication...
of course when the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems start to look like a nail.
however this seems to have turned into more of a rant on my part at this point, so, just remember that we'll listen, and try and do what we can to support you even if its just listening.
Till then stay safe, and maybe consider dragging your bf with you to one or two of your sessions. It sounds like there are some issues there that maybe the therapist can help the two of you dig out and work out.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children
IF and only if what you have is chemical based, then yes meds can be a wonderful thing. Both Lulu and I take meds... myself for major depression (and a touch of borderline personality with narccistic traits) and herself for schizo-effective. Our meds help us act mostly normal, which we wouldnt be without them. However, I do not reccommend them except as a last resort even though I openly bill myself as a poster child for Paxil. As a long time survivor of the public mental health system I've found that too many of the doctors there depend too heavily on medications and not enough on therapists; though in their defense I do have to point out that in todays era of california budget cuts many clinics have to choose, and its Hobson's choice. The can afford the doctors or a full therapy staff but not both, and since many of their clients do need medication...
of course when the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems start to look like a nail.
however this seems to have turned into more of a rant on my part at this point, so, just remember that we'll listen, and try and do what we can to support you even if its just listening.
Till then stay safe, and maybe consider dragging your bf with you to one or two of your sessions. It sounds like there are some issues there that maybe the therapist can help the two of you dig out and work out.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children