I had this problem with both psychs and therapists. For me I ultimately learned therapy wasn't going to help me. My problems were chemical and what I really needed was just a correct diagnosis, not therapy or the incorrect medication I was being given at the time. And for me, choosing to walk away from the treatment I was being offered actually was the best decision I ever made. But like said, it all depends on your situation and your reasons for questioning your treatment.
Pros and cons lists are very good. Also perhaps looking at if its the therapy/treatment itself that seems to be making things worse/not helping, or if there are other mitigating factors (i.e. personality conflicts with professionals, life stresses, etc). If its that you don't like your particular therapist, then maybe you need to find a different one. But if it's that multiple therapies have had no effect or are already things you know and do despite you having no issue with the therapist themself, then therapy might not be appropriate for you. Perhaps also think of yourself before you started therapy. Is that a point that is better than now? If not, what would make it different this time? What symptoms are you hoping to get better as of this moment? Are those symptoms affected by your treatment one way or the other? If you leave treatment, are you going to address those symptoms in another way or are you ok with them staying as they currently are? Make sure to ask yourself a lot of hard but important questions. Like someone said, think about what you hope to achieve by leaving opposed to staying, and assess whether that is realistic/rational and then do what makes the most sense long term rather than what feels the best in the moment.
So yeah, that's completely something you have to decide; you could also talk to perhaps a close friend/family member if you can to see what their take is. Therapy/medication really doesn't help everybody, but it can also be more helpful than you realize. So overall trying to look at it as realistically as possible I think is the best route, because no one on here will be able to know whether or not it's better for you to stay or leave.
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