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Default Jun 23, 2019 at 03:08 PM
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i've started lateley seeing a therapist for a while, and it's just impossible, i can't understand what he says, i can't properly explain what i feel, i'm all confused.
is it possible that therapy is just not effective in my case? i have sever cognitive function isssues( i can't for example easily count change or hold a conversation..), and lateley i've been seeing a psychiatrist that prescribed me some medications that haven't worked yet. should i just wait for a while and then persue therapy again?
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Hi zidan. Welcome to Psych Central. I am sorry your meds have not worked yet.

You might contact your prescriber or your pharmacist and ask how long and what dose you need to take before pills are working. If you go beyond that period then talking to your prescriber is important to examine the dose and frequency of the medicine and evaluating if that is the best one for you.

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Hello zidan: Thank you for bringing your concern here to PC. I noticed this is your first post. So... welcome to Psych Central. The psychiatric medications forum, here on PC, may be one that will be of interest to you as well. Here's a link:

https://psychcentralforums.com/psychiatric-medications/

You mentioned you have severe cognitive function issues & you can't understand what your therapist says or express how you feel. So you're wondering if therapy may not be effective in your case. I'm not a mental health professional. But my thinking here would be that, first of all, this would be an excellent topic for discussion with your therapist. Perhaps your T doesn't realize the difficulty you're having?

If discussing your concerns with your T doesn't result in any improvement in the therapy experience you're having, then perhaps what might be called for here is simply trying a different therapist. (I see you list yourself as living in Morocco. I don't know what types of mental health services may be available to you there.) Sometimes it can take a while to find the right T for you. Not every therapist works well with every client. And it's possible the T you're seeing just isn't one who's going to work well with a person who has the cognitive impairments you have. But, personally, I wouldn't give up on therapy yet. I think if you can find the right T for you, therapy can be beneficial. Does that make sense?

You also mentioned you've been prescribed some medications that haven't worked yet. It may be possible too, I would suppose, that the med's you're now taking could be having some effect on your cognitive abilities. This might be something to discuss with your prescriber. However, there again, my personal opinion would be the fact you're taking these med's should not be a reason to give up on therapy.

Here's a link to an article, from Psych Central's archives, that discusses why a person sometimes can't say what they feel plus a link to an article that talks about red flags that indicate a particular therapist isn't right for you:

10 Reasons You Can't Say How You Feel

Therapists Spill: Red Flags A Clinician Isn't Right For You

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

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