A new therapist called me today and said she is occupational therapist and my doc referred her. She said she’s gonna help me improve my life and set goals with motivation, whatnot. I was surprised because i’m highly functional. I asked for therapy for my anger issues and resentment and stockholm syndrome. I told her i don’t need that and she said she will help me in other stuff too. Let’s see 
Anybody done occupational therapy before?
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Have had two or three OTs in relation to mental illness. To be honest I am still not that clear what their role is - all three did different stuff.
Do you have to pay for it? If not I’d say give it a shot.
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Okie. I dont have to pay for it.
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I have an occupational therapist through work. I’m on a return to work program.
I haven’t found him useful. He set a very vague goal and I find the more I use him, the less inclined I am to increase my hours at work.
I’m about to fire him and put in a part time work agreement to override any RTW plan.
i was looking into getting an OT but they said i didn’t need one bc i have a support worker lol.
With your stated symptoms, occupational therapy can help integrate yourself in the workplace.
thats not what an OT does over here and if you don’t mind could you please take your writing off of bold.
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As new user, standing out in forum discussion was important – no longer is bold writing necessary.
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are you diagnosed?
Yes. Are you diagnosed?
yes i am, p/sz in 2003
I see. Since then, have you incorporated coping skills to diminish symptoms?
i try, what about you? any tips?
How do you “try?”
From outside help, I learned to incorporate self-affirmations. For example, “Even though I don’t want to reach wakefulness, I will not allow it to conflict with today’s goals.”
just need to look beyond the sz and into the beyond, think about others and take meds, i have lots of ways to cope but its hard to remember them all
idk what you were talking about though
I apologize for the confusion – sometimes we need one another. The quoted words is a mental exercise. Similar to meditation, it helps elevate narrow thinking to see and use other perspectives.
Instead of limiting yourself, you “will” and “am” looking beyond the diagnosis. Remember can be difficult from the cognitive deficits of negative and or positive symptoms. If something doesn’t interest you, do you become bored? If so, use colors and a style of text of your liking for daily reminders.
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I just can not focus long hours, i got fired from a job. I will get back to work soon i hope but i need to let go of resentment. I also laugh a lot so people around me at work…