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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/Mission_Salt2888 on 2025-01-30 14:40:50+00:00.

i have not been having therapy sessions for about a year now because i felt like it was not helping me. my therapist also said it is okay for me to take a break because she has nothing she could tell me that i didnt already know. (and therapy in itself will not make my illness go away i know that. therapy was more about coping)

if it did anything it made me worse afterwards. so i stopped because for me there is no point in talking about the same stuff every time. and i feel like my mental health is as good as it can be when your 19 years old and have this illness.

but today i had a phone call with my me/cfs specialist and she said i should start therapy again. and now i don’t know what to do?

does someone have a similar experience? or advice what you would donin my situation?

i hope you all can understand what i mean. english i not my first language🥰

Edit: thank you for all your opinions❤️❤️❤️can’t answer everone individually

But what i will do is:

1. ⁠look for a different therapist (and different kind of therapy) as my old one probably wasnt the perfect one.
2. ⁠but before starting with a new therapist i will try some other things i talked about with my doctor (occupational therapy and other stuff)
3. ⁠and if i don’t profit from it with other therapists i can always stop it if it makes me feel worse.

Also i am sure my doctor only meant well but she will understand if i wont continue because she always says that only i can say what helps me and what doesnt.