Therapy for ADHD | ADHD Information

I'm currently in therapy and LOVE it!  I tried medication alone with no therapy for 3 months, but then realized I didn't really know how to use this new brain of mine....it was very frustrating.  I quit therapy once for 3 months and had a really hard time(a lot was going on then) and recently got back in.  I am so much better now...he keeps me grounded and focused and I look so forward to our sessions.  I tell him everything and he usually has really good suggestions and makes me look at things totally different than I have ever before.  I highly recommend it!

I was told that I didnt need therapy because I had already put to use any coping skills that the therapist would have suggested.. The meds were a last resort after considerable personal work trying to organize... and failing miserably.

I don't think the psycologist took into account the emotional aspects of dealing with a new diagnosis of ADD. I had to plod through that one alone.  In hindsight,  I would have loved to go into therapy to deal with all the new experiences and learn what 'Normal" really is.

I still don't know if what I'm doing is optimum treatment. But maybe optimum isnt necessary.  Maybe good enough to function well is the goal?

Sherry

My boss suggested I might need therapy.  She also reminded me that 6 weeks are free through our workplace.  Perhaps the help depends on the therapist.  This one is my 3rd.  The first one, like ADD & Proud, talked too much, didn't listen; but when she told me she could communicate by telepathy, I didn't feel comfortable with her anymore.  Either she is crazier than me or she could read my mind, either way I'd had enough.  The second one tried to give me ADHD strategies, but I couldn't remember them long enough to put them in practice.  So far this one is good.  She listens .
The psychologist who diagnosed me suggested just a few sessions to focus on coping skills.

I was the one that brought therapy up.  I told the psych that I felt like a 2 yr old that had just learned to walk. And as we all know 2 yr olds can get into a LOT of trouble.  I was starting a new career and terribly afraid of screwing this up (like everything else).  I simply could not fail one more time.  So I saw a therapist about changing my mindset, how I thought about myself, overcoming seemingly terrifying new responsibilities, etc. 

I stopped going after 3-4 sessions cause I felt that she was doing more talking than listening.  But it did help.

 

Some people are under the impression that therapy is a must do for ADHD. Other people believe that therapy is a waste of time for ADHD. What is your experience? Telepathy LOL!

I hope you ran out of her office

I'd like to try it but figuring out the insurance and getting referrals is as far as I've gone. Too mysterious and iffy.

My MD who I first visited to get help insisted I get into therapy first before he'd recommend anything at all.  I am so greatful that he did.

I can't see me being the person I am over a year later without the help.  The meds just anchor me so I don't float around.  The therapy is teaching me ways to live that I never learned. 

Maybe some can just plod on with meds but I'd have to think I wouldn't want to honestly.

I WAS in therapy when they dx'd my ADHD.

Family Counseling.

Didn't work,

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