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Polina.K

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31/05/2023 at 14:24

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Hello everyone,

I hope you are doing good!

I wanted to ask what is the best piece of advice you have received from your therapist? Although therapists usually do not give straight advice, they can help you navigate your emotions better.

Therefore I was hoping today we could share what was the most important thing you have learned in therapy?

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Polina from the Carenity team

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31/05/2023 at 15:54

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I have not been seen by an individual therapist.

For my Fibromyalgia I attended a 3week course followed by a 6-month and 12-month review. It involved a Psychiatrist, Rheumatoid Consultant, Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist and specialist nurse. We covered the possible triggers of the condition, how to pace one self which is very important, when an achievement was made to treat yourself, meditation, a discussion about medication. Physio group and hydrotherapy and how to cope at home with daily living. This course was very good, at the end of 12 months I no longer attended the hospital outpatient clinic, the course was self-management, any concerns were to be directed to the general practitioner. I must say initially I felt they didn't know what to do with Fibromyalgia patients, I felt insecure but now feel comfortable with it.

What is the best piece of advice you have heard from your therapist? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/depression/living-with-depression/what-is-the-best-piece-of-advice-you-have-hear-5068 2023-05-31 15:54:54

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31/05/2023 at 14:41

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Best news of got from the therapist was one I hired for my grandchild, advising me no sexual abuse had taken place. Worked for me, as I no longer had to take the terrible abuse/advice from social services as they were lying to me all along. Still it was important information that we could use in court and stop the lies, we won the custody case preventing them taking our grandchild into the broken care system. I have to say this was the appalling strain on our mental health as both parents tried to commit suicide and there was no real help for us. But still we won against the appalling broken state system!

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I have not been seen by an individual therapist.

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31/05/2023 at 16:37

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@Polina.K ... Luckily I do not suffer from depression and am not under a therapist. My advice to others would be to seek someone you like and trust so you can share your personal issues.

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09/06/2023 at 13:33

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Best advice or information I received from a psychotherapist , " we never know how much trauma we carry from our childhood into adulthood ,until we delve into our childhood " and I only remember some, as many years are blank ........." It has been said that time heals all wounds, I don't agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue, and the pain lessens, but is never gone. " Rose Kennedy

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26/10/2023 at 17:41

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Hello everyone,

How are you today? 😊

I think this is a fascinating discussion, so I'll allow myself to tag a few members to bring their attention to it.

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Don’t hesitate to share your questions/thoughts/advice with us here! Take care,

Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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02/07/2024 at 20:14

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I have learnt in mental health group is to talk to people I don't feel alone and therapist suggested walking which I do regularly sitting by water helps and in a quiet place listening to birds singing and seeing my friends

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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mr chipps

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23/08/2023 at 15:47

Lizzie when we loss loved ones some people are expecting to grieve in the same way with each bereavement, and are even more upset because they dont. this can be for many reasons, for example it could be the age of the loved one, how close you were to a certain person, how well they physically or emotionally knew a loved one. or lastly some of us may never have met a loved one for many reasons. or if physical events had taken place ,and a loved one could not be viewed by family and friends

this happened me was because, my son and i parted with bad blood between us, and when his baby daughter was born , and died age 50 minutes i was banned from attending her service or internment, her name was Rebecca Jade, but i called her Becky, and i bought her a small headstone and i go to her grave at least once a month with fresh flowers. i will always love my grandaughter, but possibly not as much as my Angel wife or son, who took his own life.?

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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23/08/2023 at 15:47

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