Posted: Apr 18, 2019 9:30 am
I would second Mac's recommendation to see a therapist who specialises in teens and in diabetes.
Therapists are just people and with all the variability thereof. The relationship with the patient is a personal one and sometimes the participants just don't gel together well, leading to a dysfunctional relationship and therapy which achieves very little.
Finding the right therapist and the right course of treatment is important. Counselling is not exactly a rigorous psychological intervention compared to say, cognitive behavioral therapy. However, CBT isn't for everyone and I know a few people who really struggled with it.
Mental health problems are under-diagnosed and under-treated. Early intervention in life is ideal and it is a good thing that the school has identified that your daughter needs support. Your daughter is more likely to feel "different" by not having treatment for a mental health problem, as she won't understand why she feels "different." Treatment and education will help her understand that she's not actually "different" as 25% of the population has a similar experience. She's not "different" and not "wrong" for feeling the way she feels.
Therapists are just people and with all the variability thereof. The relationship with the patient is a personal one and sometimes the participants just don't gel together well, leading to a dysfunctional relationship and therapy which achieves very little.
Finding the right therapist and the right course of treatment is important. Counselling is not exactly a rigorous psychological intervention compared to say, cognitive behavioral therapy. However, CBT isn't for everyone and I know a few people who really struggled with it.
Mental health problems are under-diagnosed and under-treated. Early intervention in life is ideal and it is a good thing that the school has identified that your daughter needs support. Your daughter is more likely to feel "different" by not having treatment for a mental health problem, as she won't understand why she feels "different." Treatment and education will help her understand that she's not actually "different" as 25% of the population has a similar experience. She's not "different" and not "wrong" for feeling the way she feels.