Why traditional therapy can miss the mark during psychiatric drug withdrawal I am a therapist. I believe deeply in therapy. I also think therapy can do real harm when we take a person experiencing psychiatric drug withdrawal and try to fit what is happening to them into a traditional psychotherapy model. I've seen this over and over. Someone reduces or stops a psychiatric medication and suddenly develops symptoms they have never experienced before. Terror. A "different" anxie

When the Shock Wears Off: The Grief No One Warns You About In the beginning, grief can feel almost unreal. People gather around you. Your phone buzzes constantly. Meals appear on your doorstep. There are decisions to make, paperwork to sign, arrangements to plan. Your nervous system is often running on adrenaline, carrying you through tasks you never imagined having to do. And then, almost without warning, life gets quiet. The casseroles stop coming. People stop asking how yo