If you had been offered the choice of... - Bereavement Care ...
If you had been offered the choice of therapy, which would you have chosen?
chloe40Administrator16 Voters
I did what suited me, didn't want pills or councellor, no idea what
CBT is.
I developed a circle of friends, some in a similar situation to chat with.
Each evening its a different friend. We share our experiences and gain from each others care and kindness.
Jo.
I'm not sure how useful CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is in the early stages of grief. I think it is more useful in the longer term.
I really could have done with some more counseling after my mothers' death. Fortunately I did get some after my Dads.
Hi Jo,
Most therapies on offer are not immediate, other than anti-depressants of course, and even these are not freely available as years ago. I do think Counselling should be available to everyone at a time they need it, but sadly that's not the case.
Chloe
My husband died in a road accident. Which I saw.
My Gp immediately offered me pills, won't say exactly what my reply was. ...... . But it included
a firm no.
I was offered various counselling including Brake.
I also had a wonderful police officer who even attended the inquest eight months later and shielded me from unwanted attention. .....
How I would have managed without these friends both new and old in
similar circumstances I just do not know.......
I consider my self to be very fortunate.
Jo.
I am already on antidepressants hun.
I hope they're helping you <3
Chloe
Yes they are hun.
I'm 100mg of sertraline tablets. I was put on 50mg in March 2018 for my depression as the lower dose antidepressants don't work for me. I'd only been on the 50mg for six months when I found out about my late dad's diagnosis, which sent me down hill so to speak, so I rang my doctors and I explained to my doctor about my late dad's , and I how it was affecting my depression, so he increased my dose to 100mg and I've been on the 100 mg ever since.
I was originally put on antidepressants for an unrelated reason which was the cause of my depression.
I hope you're Doctor is giving you regular reviews, especially once life gets back to some normality.
Chloe x
CBT is cognitive behavioural therapy hun Buzzytruk
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