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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I took the kind advice to heart and requested an emergency appointment with a psychiatrist, which I went to yesterday. My OB prescribed the SSRI when I was first diagnosed with PPD, which did have some helpful effect. I could get out of bed. I didn't want to run away. I felt like I could face the world and my life was worth something. It led me back to working and pulled me out of a deep dark place. What it didn't do, I learned, was deal with anxiety, which I have by the boatloads. According to my doctor, this is common with PPD. Apparently, there's post-partum anxiety, which left untreated can turn into a chronic anxiety issue (which I apparently have). I started an additional medication and am crossing my fingers that I will feel its effects soon. [b]I also got a new therapist, with an appointment next week. In hindsight, my old therapist seemed to focus on getting to the "root" of things. I spent a lot of time basically complaining and crying and they sort of sat this silently and didn't offer any advice or insight.[/b] I am hoping CBT will be helpful in giving me more tools to get through this.

Finally, as to why I wrote this post. I don't know. I felt lost. Overwhelmed. Wanted a lifeline and am too ashamed to tell my friends. For those of you who gave me a string to hang on, I cannot thank you enough. You have saved my life.

I wish everyone a happy healthy new year. Here's to finally killing that final demon.[/quote]

That's great, OP, though I hope you will at least talk with your old therapist about what you feel didn't work.  That's not to say there aren't lousy therapists out there, but you not speaking up is part of the issue.  Therapists aren't mind-readers, and they can't help you if you don't let them know that you still feel stuck.  You don't need to stick with this person, of course, but having a session in which you're honest about how you feel towards the therapist would likely be useful.  CBT is great for providing some tools, but it's also not a panacea for deeper issues.[/quote]

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