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After suffering from sleep deprivation, anxiety, fear, worry, and stress from work and personal issues at home, I turned to Dr. Robert Rhoton for treatment at his therapeutic practice, Psychological Health and Wellness, in Mesa, AZ. I couldn’t believe how much relief I got is just the first 5 sessions. Then we worked on my sleep and fears for 6 or 7 sessions.
The things Dr. Rhoton asked me to do at the time seemed very strange, they were weird compared to my prior counseling experience, but they seemed to also fit me. Bob asked me to give up sleep for a night or two, and to go to bed and set a timer for every 15 minutes to make sure I didn’t accidentally fall asleep. Then of course I did fall asleep and slept for 4 hours, which was the longest stretch of sleep I had at one time for about two years. I remember that he joked with me about being so rebellious that I was going to sleep no matter what he and I agreed to and he asked me to promise not to sleep more than 5 hours. I remember how shocked I was at the end of a month when I was sleeping 6 or 61/2 hours a night and feeling rested.
some of the other things that was happening was I was feeling more patient with my nephew, more relaxed at work and more confident in managing myself. I was actually having fun coming to therapy, which I thought was odd, I had never had fun in therapy before, therapy always seemed like a serious business, kind of like going to church. That just wasn’t what was happening, I looked forward to getting there, and seeing what was going to happen.
I worked with Dr. Rhoton for a period of 5 months and haven’t felt the need to return to therapy since. I have gone back to college, work regular hours and have adopted my nephew, who has become one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I am so thankful to have him with me. I am also dating and it looks like I will be getting married next summer. I still have days that are bad from time to time, but on the whole I am so much better than I was. Thank you, Dr. Rhoton for your patience, your concern and the time you spent with me. I think I understand more about Christian charity from knowing you than I have from years of church. I always tell people to see you when they share with me they are having problems.
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