I was expecting to be handed a solution, or at least a possibility of a solution, to my depression when I spoke with my psychologist earlier. Expectation and outcome don't always go hand in hand, as was the case for me today.
This week's session was just spent going over what we have been speaking about for the last month. It's next week, or possibly the week after, that my psychologist will actually suggest a course of action. She mentioned therapy. I don't really know what that means. More talking? More drugs? I don't know...
Lee, what is likely to happen is that your therapist refer you to a group session called "talking therapy" where I've been in the past. It's a group where you learn to meditate and being in peace with yourself. Allow me to disagree with your psychologist when she said 'expectation and outcome doesn't go always hand in hand'. Yes it does! If you don't mind sharing with you how...
ReplyDeleteThe societal aspect of who we are is the result of having being nurtured into expectation in life. When you realise that you're only responsible for who you are then you change your societal view and work to ASPIRE to something better in life. So aspire to who you want to be and meet with this person, meaning the real YOU. Depression is so far easily treated with medication, more drug or stronger one mean less self control. The only way to get out of this vicious spiral of being dependent of medication and EXPECTING the better from them, is to work hand in hand with yourself and visualising and working toward a goal of a better you. You worth better than you think you are. Meet with your real YOU, he is waiting for you, and when you meet him, don't EXPECT a warm welcome, be humble to have at last met together. Out of interest also, regardless your spiritual beliefs, read the bible some time to time with an open mind, I found it very gratifying to find some answer within it, and I observed positive change as well...and I just started reading last year.
By the way, I'm also taking mood stabilising drug since I finished my nurse training because it has been chaotic...that was 8 month ago...I'm on reduced dose now, and I'm also working toward my ASPIRATION, and it works.
Best of luck to you ;-)