To those of you who are coping well, I suggest that this is a good time to learn how to prevent problems such as depression and anxiety. We don't wait to get osteoporosis, we try to prevent it. As physicians, we encourage patients to take medication to lower blood pressure, we don't tell them to wait till they have a stroke. Life usually gets harder as we get older, even if your illness remains stable. The patients with chronic illness who get some psychological help early, ideally right after diagnosis, usually do better over the long term.
Some support is good, but it can become a crutch.
My programs provide the the benefits of support groups, and much more. This is medical psychotherapy, a treatment which challenges you to grow. The resulting psychological improvements are long lasting. If you decide to enroll, we have another individual session in which I help you get ready for the group psychotherapy process by providing detailed information, and answering all your questions. It is painful to watch someone we care about suffer.