How to get rid of depression & anxiety without psychiatric medication? I tried psychotherapy but it feels pointless, I thought the psychologist I went to wasnt good so I went to another psychologist & felt the same & I feel paranoid after discussing things with the psychologist like I can never get rid of the psychologist or stop going for the next session because she knows too much about me.

Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist48yrs exp

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You sound like your defenses are rather high against psychologists and that might be your drawback. Psychologists come in all sizes and shapes i. E. They are individuals and have different styles and approaches. You might click with some of them, and feel abhorred by others. This may be due to your nature and could also be due to their temperament, style, sex, and even demeanor. And no one is perfect. Therapy-hopping is also not recommended for various reasons. The fear that? I can never get rid of the psychologist or stop going for the next session because she knows too much about me? borders on the paranoia, surely. But the psychologist will need to know as much about you as is required, to be of any help to you. With inadequate information she can only help you inadequately! secondly? getting rid? of the psychologist is your prerogative: you need not go to one if you do not like how she is handling the situation, but not because you are paranoid. In any counseling situation you will get into an intimate relationship to serve the purpose of helping you well. This fosters trust, which is a very potent tool in promoting your recovery. Then, the process goes through a three stage pattern of development: first, you submit yourself to a dependent relationship; then you become independent of the relationship as you grow; and finally, you become interdependent. The first stage is very critical to your working through with the therapist, and based on that stage only can the next and final stage show any progress. If your guard is up due to your paranoia, nothing will really happen and you might in fact get worse than when you started, all because of you! now regarding your actual question about getting well from depression and anxiety without psychotropic drugs is a major challenge. Medicine aids in the process of therapy and if you do not want to use it, you will need to work very hard and surrender yourself completely to the therapist and the process with unrestrained cooperation. As you can see, this will be near impossible, if you have reservations about the psychologist and therefore the psychotherapy. If you will, as mentioned above, you can do it? nothing is impossible in life. The restrictions and inadvertent sabotage are created by ourselves. 

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Mr. Nitin MehraPsychologist7yrs exp

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You will have to keep trying and find someone you connect with. Its not different than any other relation although professional  

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