I today went to my monthly appointment with my care coordinator who had kindly and sensibly invited along my therapist who I know very well and who I finished sessions with last May. I was incredible anxious when I got there partly because having monthly appointments is generally making me anxious as they are so far apart and also because this particular episode is a very anxious one.
In a way I found it weird with 2 people there but my therapist took the lead and both of them seemed to be concerned about how I was at present. I was asked how I was using my therapy strategies and how I thought I was recognising my triggers and early warning signs. To be honest I think that as far as is possible I use as many strategies as best I can but I explained that when I become unwell…