I go to the CBT appointment with N. He is quite jolly about it.
gets out his folder, "this is my wife," he announces.
She asks how things are and N says well, I am tired. he rustles his folder of papers.
she asks me - I say not good. he is very anxious, he has hit himself.
he starts to tell her what a wonderful person she is and how he admires her.
she asks if he followed thourgh with the "homework". he says "no"...she says, we are not going anywhere with this...if you dont pursue the homework, the tasks, then we will just keep repeating the same things...
she asks us both to come back next time.
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Tuesday, 10 March 2009
crisis point....
Email to: M
Date: 9 July 2007
Subject: yesterday's barbecue
yes N is depressed and is seeing CBT, for last five weeks. was referred last year. he has also done the autogenic training at homeopathic hospital.
but he wont collaborate with her. doesnt get round to doing the "homework". more than moderate.
she is looking for other avenues.
GP is referring to psychiatric services.
he has started very low dose of anti depressants.
becasuse he refuses to take therapeutic dose yet.
he claims side effects but it is all in his mind - GP said on this dose 2mg cilatopram (good for depression anxiety etc) you don't get side effects....placebo in reverse ("this pill will make me sicker therefore I will feel sicker" ) .
he needs to take pills but of the pharmocoloigical kind not the natural kind.
we are at crisis point and it will resolve one way or another - for better or for worse.
he might have to leave and go elsewhere. i dont know.
it isnt good for the kids.
Date: 9 July 2007
Subject: yesterday's barbecue
yes N is depressed and is seeing CBT, for last five weeks. was referred last year. he has also done the autogenic training at homeopathic hospital.
but he wont collaborate with her. doesnt get round to doing the "homework". more than moderate.
she is looking for other avenues.
GP is referring to psychiatric services.
he has started very low dose of anti depressants.
becasuse he refuses to take therapeutic dose yet.
he claims side effects but it is all in his mind - GP said on this dose 2mg cilatopram (good for depression anxiety etc) you don't get side effects....placebo in reverse ("this pill will make me sicker therefore I will feel sicker" ) .
he needs to take pills but of the pharmocoloigical kind not the natural kind.
we are at crisis point and it will resolve one way or another - for better or for worse.
he might have to leave and go elsewhere. i dont know.
it isnt good for the kids.
e-mail from my sister
Date: 8 July 2007
From: M
Subject: yesterday's barbecue
we're a bit worried about N, he doesn't seem very well mentally
or physically. How long has he been like this for? Maybe he should see his
doctor and get referred for CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) - this tends
to get good results for mild to moderate depression (although there is a
long waiting list as not enough CBT trained practitioners - unless you can
get access privately). Better than just taking pills anyway - as helps get
to the source of the problem. (Insomina, tiredness and a feeling of inertia
are classic symptoms of depression).*
**
*M*
From: M
Subject: yesterday's barbecue
we're a bit worried about N, he doesn't seem very well mentally
or physically. How long has he been like this for? Maybe he should see his
doctor and get referred for CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) - this tends
to get good results for mild to moderate depression (although there is a
long waiting list as not enough CBT trained practitioners - unless you can
get access privately). Better than just taking pills anyway - as helps get
to the source of the problem. (Insomina, tiredness and a feeling of inertia
are classic symptoms of depression).*
**
*M*
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