Counseling Anyone? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

PapaRoux · 06-29-2004, 07:59 AM

Hi--

I was wondering how many of us seek counseling for living with chronic pain and having our lives turned upside down by fibromyalgia.

I go to a psychiatrist specifically for discussing fibromyalgia and how life has changed and how to accept those changes. It really does help--to vent, to share, to learn...

And I was wondering if others found it useful or just a waste of time in general since it's only for a short amount of time per week or couple of weeks.

Ed

foxwalker · 06-29-2004, 09:33 AM

Hi Ed
nope I am not stalking you lol, I did go to one a few years ago and he was going to cure me gave me some pills that almost killed me so naturally I never went back to see him . He didn't check with my doctor to see what meds I was on geez the guy needed more help than I did .
hugs Franny

Copper · 07-02-2004, 08:57 AM

Hi Ed,

Yeah, I think counseling is a GREAT idea for most of us, specifically, and for most adults, in general. I meet with a social worker and with a PhD (seperately) on a regular basis. Not just for the fibro, but for health issues is general. Several tools or stategies they've given have helped resolve tremendous issues, if not completely over come them, and it's WONDERFUL to be able to, honestly and completely dump all of the feeling that go along with this and many other illnesses. This can all be so frightening and overwhelming sometimes! It is good to have a place and person to hand all the misery to that we experience daily to a person that won't have an emotional investment in us (such as family and friends).

Good luck!

AliceBlueBelle · 07-02-2004, 09:16 AM

I have a great counselor. The reason I started was for depression. Goes hand in hand with being sick all the time. I have a really great counselor. However, sometimes a good counselor is as hard to find as a needle in a haystack.

Alice

taurus3 · 07-03-2004, 10:25 AM

Hi There,

I went to counseling as well for chronic pain, etc. He was a hypnotherapist which also helped teach me how to make myself feel a little better. I can't make the pain go away but I can detach from it and feel much better and less stressed.

We can't afford the copay so I haven't been for a year but I still call him and check in now and then.

I think we can all use it to reassure us that we're not crazy like other people sometimes think.