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I have been going to therapy for about 2 years. I changed therapist about 4 months ago. Therapy is still not helping me. I can't afford to change therapist because I don't have any insurance or money. I only pay $15 to see the therapist. I feel as if I am wasting my money on something that is not helping. I don't know what else to do. i can't talk to my grandmother about my illness because she doesn't understand. I really don't have anybody to talk to about my illness except my boyfriend. I wonder should I tell my therapist that therapt isn't working. Should I stop going to therapy?
therapy is a treatment, just like any other.
Would you continue taking a drug for two years if it didn't help?
I agree with the other members who recommend you be fully honest with your therapist. Part of their job is to assess whether or not you are improving. If they can't be of help to you, try someone or something else, like group. There are different styles and philosophies regarding talk therpay, like cognitive vs. behavioral. If one isn't working, another one might.
There are actual ways to measure if therapy, or any other treatment, is working. You can rate yourself with the Beck Depression Index every month or so and see if your depression rating actually goes down. Drug companies use rating scales like Beck's or Hamilton's to prove that a drug is reducing depression. You have every right to bring your ratings up with your therapist. (If they don't know about these rating scales, I would definitely find a new therapist.)
good luck