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[quote=Anonymous]If her symptoms are quite debilitating then she may need medication to put her mind in a calm enough state to benefit from the talk therapy. For therapy to be effective, your mind needs to be well enough to think and process and problem solve and if her anxiety is high she won't be able to do that. You can certainly talk to her about recovery and how most mental illnesses and definitely anxiety are treatable and people recover. That once she has it under control (potentially with meds) and has learned the skills to manage and has reframed her thinking, she likely won't need long term treatment. Medication can be an important tool in recovery. It is important that it doesn't become a quick fix / relief that is easy to depend on versus doing the hard work but it can be critical to managing symptoms of a serious health condition.[/quote]
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