Posted by tabitha on February 20, 2004, at 15:56:19
In reply to Yuck.. what a horrid few days, posted by Karen_kay on February 20, 2004, at 13:49:09
Karen, here's my $.02 about group. Group isn't a substitute for individual therapy. I've gone to different kinds. I went to a couple of no-cost, public support groups. They were nice as an addition to therapy. You'd get about the same support there as you get here at Babble. You can vent, and find that you're not alone, and get some support, but it isn't really like therapy. You can also get triggered and upset by other people, and there's no opportunity to process it.
I'm now going to a process group run by my therapist. Going there has actually made me need *more* individual therapy, because it triggers a lot of issues. There isn't time to process it all within the group itself. My therapist has told me it typically takes a year until a group of that type feels more like a support than a challenge.
I don't know what kind of group your therapist runs. Maybe it's like everyone gets 15 minutes of indiviual attention. If so, you're bound to feel short-changed. If it's a full-on process group, where the main focus is the interactions among members, well then you may need the individual sessions to cope with it.
Regardless, it sounds like you're pretty sure you don't want to lose the individual attention. I hope you can work your health plan to get what you need.
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