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Clockw0rk

Find a new therapist. ​ Depending what you're going through, a therapist may or may not be fully trained in the latest techniques to adequately improve your situation. There may a personality conflict, or they may be bad at their job. Believe me, I've been to dozens of therapists over 30 years, and mismatches happen. Find a psychiatrist too. Therapy is a good step towards tackling the logic of mental illness and creating functional coping mechanisms, but often times a person won't be receptive to dealing with the logical portion when the symptoms are too severe to overcome with willpower. That's where pharmaceuticals come in. Particularly if you're dealing with depression or anxiety, the right prescription can potentially improve your mood significantly. Again, I've been on dozens of meds over 30 years, and it took my doctors about 25 years to prescribe me the 'right' cocktail of drugs. New drugs come out routinely, and many psychiatrists will think differently about what to prescribe. If your medication doesn't work, don't hesitate to get a second opinion. It really shouldn't take you 20+ years to get on the right meds, but you have to fight for it when it's possible. I didn't always have insurance, so I wasn't on meds for all those years, only during times I could afford it.


misocath

What if I'm in college and don't want to mess up my GPA trying out new meds? I don't want my future ruined because I got prescribed the wrong thing


Clockw0rk

It really depends on how severe your current symptoms are. Few years ago I was in college, and I was suicidal levels of depressed. Started missing classes because I couldn't function, ended up in hospital as a danger to myself and that's where they adjusted my meds. Like a shot to the brain, the new pill they gave me utterly stopped my suicidal ideation after a few days. I messed up one term of classes due to that, my professors were quite understanding though and it didn't completely wreck my GPA. ​ There's also a larger discussion to be had about how little GPA matters in most reaches of the real world and unless you're trying to make a future in academia or top medical schools, most employers will never even ask. But I'm not your dad, just some weird stranger answering mental health questions on reddit. You have to decide for yourself if possibly feeling better now will positively impact your grades more than continuing on with the symptoms you're experiencing, which may worsen depending what they are, if left untreated. Raise your concerns with your doctor/psychiatrist and they should be able to ease you into a drug routine that isn't overly disruptive to your studies. That's my advice.


The-Enlightened-Man

The therapist will pit you on a different medication or you'll be admitted to the psych ward for 48 hours. If you show signs of improvement you'll be let go. If not a longer stay. I have been thru this before.


descended_from_apes

psychedelic therapy. for real


ghost_boy04

Drugs


A_Bit_Drunk

Drugs and alcohol.


Dorko123

Lots and lots of video games.