from what i have read therapy for ‘life’ is recommended for many of us with sz. how do you feel about that?
i quit on my former social worker because it wasn’t working for me any longer. now i am wondering if i should get myself a different one. i don’t feel i need any discipline – just support and gentle guidance. is this possible to find?
judy
I have never had a therapist. I have my issues, but am doing better than many. I don’t know. Maybe I need one.
I had had a therapist,
but I quit.
Therapists want your money ! I paid 140 a week and now I’m great!! …after I thought about it and realized this woman knows everything about me I’m telling her al this stuff and where going nowhere . It was similar to extortion. A lot of therapists are complete garbage but if you find one you like who is actually helping you solve your issues then trust me I think that’s amazing! Good luck! I miss therapy but I don’t miss paying for it !
If it was cheap 40 bucks then I’d say go for it some of these therapists charge 200 ish dollars ridiculous
But if your lonely and need someone to help you becuase you can’t cope then it could possibly be worthwhile
Hiya Judy,
I’ve had a therapist since 2019, and she has helped me greatly.
Before finding her, I called a couple counselors and asked if they had experience dealing with psychosis, so that might help you in your search as well.
Trust that I’ve had to weed through various characters over the years, but the therapist I have at the moment has been a positive addition to my life.
Good luck if you decide to go for it 
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I see a psychologist and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. She doesn’t agree with a diagnosis of schizophrenia so my severe cognitive impairment is written off as anxiety. I don’t find that helpful. It is sometimes useful to talk through my challenges, but my life is so boring and uneventful now that I don’t work. She believes I will be able to work but I don’t believe that either. Sigh
My current therapist is great!
She gently guides me and gives me advice on life matters.
My last therapist on the other hand was a waste of space.
Got to find the right therapist that’s all.
Don’t settle for the first therapist you see.
Not unless you really like them.
thanks for responding to my inquiry. i am in the mood now to look for a therapist only i don’t want to spend a whole lot. i think i’ll ask my pdoc what to do.
thanks again, judy
I have a therapist because I can’t cope (!
!) actually I have a very good therapist who costs me zero zip zilch nada nothing and is pretty much on my wavelength, so it’s pretty cool. She presents different avenues or areas to look at and I can decide which would be most beneficial to me at that time. Working out pretty well.
Hmm. . .
Perhaps Psychologist?.
Perhaps Psychiatrist?.
Positive Symptoms Of Professionalism I Bet.
now that sounds good iconoclast, is this in the us?
judy
I have a pdoc who totally sucks but I’m stuck with him coz he’s the resident pdoc of my ACT team and I can’t afford a private one. He’s more of a med-check Dr than a proper pdoc 
I don’t want nor need a therapist. I don’t trust anyone with my thoughts. Not that my thoughts are crazy or anything, but I like to keep them private. I took a course that CBT practitioners take so I could use it on myself. The few times I have spoken with a therapist I found it useless. I’m pretty good at solving my own problems and have no desire to open up about things that are on my mind. I’ve also had them misunderstand what I am saying and that opens up a whole can of worms, then I have to spend the next 15 minutes trying to get them to understand what I am talking about. No thanks.
i am never sure that the pdoc is on my side so to speak.
also i have been feeling molested on and off by something electronic waves or something for years on end and am wondering how much the pdoc has tried to get this stopped. i am wondering where this is coming from and who is behind it.
judy
My pdoc is my therapist. She does both. I’m happy to have found her but I don’t expect any miracles. Best thing she did was to also put me on an ad.
you know i like my pdoc i have now but i only see him once in a few months. i need much much more tlc like three times a week that the guilty in my life should have to pay for. not me. judy
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