I will stop answering her calls but she will still be there with my pdr during pdr apt. I already can tell myself to do stuff, having another person tell me the same is useless and even bad for me. I don’t want to insult her or do something stupid bcz she’s stressing me.
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Let her know you don’t need her anymore. Tell her therapy isn’t helping you.
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I got rid of my therapist by not answering the phone. He finally got the hint. Your therapist will get over it. They don’t care either way.
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Its not that easy, I already told her its not helping but she said its up to my pdr and not me. She will be with my pdr during my pdr apt.
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She’s not a psychologist, she’s an occupational therapist, they work with psychiatrists.
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I would tell your pdoc you don’t think it’s necessary because it’s not helping you
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I guess I can do that eventhough the therapist will be there.
Yes. Do it in front of the therapist
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I don’t get you, man. If I had access to OT services, I would be taking full advantage. Learning all kinds of coping skills, and work-arounds.
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Sorry but your bloody lucky to have such a person - cant remember if your uk - but they are seriously short staffed, and if you got funding for such a person - you should be bloody grateful.
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She’s just telling me to work and to exercise. I already want that but I can’t. She’s just repeating what I want not helping me get anything done. Negative symptoms aren’t psychological, they’re medical. I need better meds like Vraylar.
I would wish you someone you cared about to push you, push you to tears to just put one feet in front of another. And so on. That stuff helped me tremendously. Your therapist cannot help you because you don’t care about her or her credentials. You say it’s not psychological, but what is your physical impairment in the way of, say, taking a walk across the neighbourhood? Sz urges us to be honest with ourselves. That can hurt.
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Could you ask for different tools to accomplish your tasks? When I had OT/SLP services, I couldn’t walk, read, or write. My therapist gave me a series of little games to do every day, and I slowly built up my skills again. Now, my handwriting is neater than it was before my accident. She gave me blue sunglasses that helped me concentrate and remember what I was reading. She had me practice moving my head in certain directions to build up my muscles in my neck.
I really think an OT should be doing more than telling you to work and exercise. They should be doing activities with you in session at least once a week, and then giving you homework to accomplish between sessions. If you aren’t getting what you want out of session, ask for a different approach. But for crying out loud, don’t just throw away services that the rest of us would love to have.
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Not psychological, but mental. Its like sz, sz isn’t psychological, it needs meds. I have no psychological issues unlike others.
I don’t even have the motivation for that. I told her I will try walking at home but I wasn’t able to do it consistently. I just do it when I feel to.
Just do them in session, then. But actually go to your sessions instead of blowing her off.
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Just like any treatment talking therapies aren’t for everyone. In fact they made me a lot worse. Had 4 courses including OT and cbt for psychosis. In each case the psychotherapist cut short the courses because it was obvious they were causing harm
I don’t think anyone should be shamed for not wanting any given treatment
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Seems like you have a long way ahead of you. You have rationalized giving up on working on yourself. You want to push professionals who haven’t away, ignoring their professional judgement. In life it is invaluable to have people care about you and believe in you at times when you do not any longer yourself. It’s a tragedy to be blind to that.
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I agree, therapy isn’t for everyone. Some benefit from it while others don’t.
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