[PuffyDuck]

So hello I'm suffering dp/dr for 1.5 years and was taking therapies.Actually I was hopefull about this therapy thing because i thought I can finally recover from this ilness and live my life like my peers.Well my therapist said he did everything he can about my derealization but nothing changes about my derealization in our last session(We tried EMDR and CBT).So he stopped therapy.Now I'm feeling hopeless about everything.I really dont know what to do.Now thoughts are like "Even a professional can't help me,this ilness never go away" goes in my mind.What should I do ?

 

[ThoughtOnFire]

Go to a new therapist

 

[Moral Support]

I agree, don't give up. Your brain and body want to heal.

 

[Chip1021]

Well at least your therapist acknowledged his limitations instead of dragging you along pointlessly for months or years.

Keep trying, experimenting. And also keep in mind you don’t have to limit yourself to traditional mental health professionals.

 

[Trith]

Yes, you can always try another therapist. After trying several of them I realized a lot of them have different opinions, different personalities (obviously),different experiences and different level of experience. Sometimes they contradict each other (but usually not on very common topics though). If it doesn't work with one of them I wouldn't conclude immediately that therapists in general cannot help you. They are all different. Personally I try to see a lot of them now. It seems that none of them is perfect nor has all the answers, so I try to see many of them and make my own experience from their different approaches and the bits that are useful to me. I try to be the one in charge instead of them, even if they are the ones with the medical experience I am benefitting from.