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Success Stories Sara Sara and her parents never got along very well. She would often fight with them, pull her hair out, bite, and destroy items around the house. Her parents were at a loss; they eventually sought the help of a therapist. With the help of therapy, Sara is now developing a mutually respectful and trusting relationship with her parents, and everyone feels more satisfied with their relationships. She is more willing to ask their advice and utilize the knowledge they have given her. She is also more accepting of the limits her parents place upon her. As a result, the family life has improved. Jason Jason has come a long way in six short months. He was physically and mental abused by his biological mother before she abandoned him, and as a result, he learned to respond to people the way his mother had to him. He would cuss, yell, stomp, bite, hit, and kick himself and others when he did not get his way. His inappropriate behaviors were making him out of control. Now that Jason has been in treatment, his attitudes and behaviors have changed. Jason now explores his anger towards his biological mother and is learning to express his feelings in appropriate ways. He has not had an outburst in almost a month now, and things are looking brighter with his adoptive parents. He and his new parents are beginning to bond. With more hard work and commitment, Jason will be able to overcome his anger and work towards a new life. Fred When I was at my lowest point, my father died, in my home, from prostate cancer, and my mother was recuperating, in a nursing home, from a broken knee, advanced dementia, and decreased verbal skills. I was left alone to handle everything. Instead of asking my siblings for help, I tried to pay all the bills from my father’s funeral and my mother’s nursing home with a quickly depleting bank account. At the lowest point, when the money was nearly gone, I figured that instead of asking for help, I would do away with myself and leave all my assets to be sold to pay the bills. I tired to commit suicide with carbon monoxide, hanging, electrocution, and poisoning. I finally called for help when none of these worked, and I found myself sitting with a 357 Magnum in my mouth. From the therapy I have received, I have learned that I was not responsible for, and could not have altered, any of the circumstances that led to my depression. Instead of cocooning myself away, I should have sought help sooner. I thought that by asking for help, I would seem like less of a person; I was wrong. I now understand that if I had asked for help, instead of carrying all these responsibilities, things would not have escalated to the point they reached. Everyone needs help, and no one should bottle up his or her feelings. The therapist was a person I could feel comfortable with. I could express my feelings without fear of being judged; it was like talking to a close friend. These sessions have made me look at myself differently and have encouraged me to reenter the work force, where I will once again feel useful and productive. I am getting out to meet people and am keeping in touch with my siblings. I have gathered a support system around me and am beginning to unload some of my emotional baggage, at least a few of the big trunks. All in all, I feel that coming to counseling was one of the best things that happened to me, especially compared to the other possible outcome. JL I
have been in therapy for eighteen months and would like to tell
you what has become better since then.
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