Posted by mattye on July 13, 2007, at 18:07:22
In reply to Weird Shrink!!!, posted by Guy on July 9, 2007, at 18:57:56
Just remember a lot of psychiatrists are people who couldn't cut it as real doctors. A lot of doctors (my father included, who is a Radiologist) do not have a lot of respect for them.
Their profession used to be more involved in Freudian psychoanalysis. Now they basically dish out the same 2 dozen or so meds. If it weren't for SSRIs, what would they do?
I don't want to sound bitter and ungrateful - but shrinks cost so much friggin money a lot of them are so arrogant. There are a lot of good professinal p-docs, but no one likes to take crap from someone who charges $200 per hour.
> Last week I went to a local pdoc in the hope that I wouldn't have to travel all day to see my existing pdoc in another city. After listening to my woes regarding anxiety and panic he announced that I have akathesia which he believes to be induced by my "toxic" medications. (I don't think this is true. I have severe anxiety, but no need to constantly move.) He said I need a complete "wash-out" of all meds to see what's what, and that if I can't cope he will have me hospitalized. This really scared me as I envisioned myself writhing in agony from anxiety and lack of sleep. I pointed out that people who end up in hospital are almost always medicated after admission, and that that would defeat the purpose of a wash-out. He said "I know." He then went on to discuss my father who changed his name after the war because it sounded too German. He asked me to consider the possibility that my father did this because he had actually been a German sympathiser. I told him I could care less if it were true, and that I know lots of Germans who are wonderful people. My homework until the next session was to look for more family secrets. When I phoned to cancel all further appointments, I was put through to him and he recited all his accomplishments including professorships at various universities. He was very arrogant, and when I said that I know which meds I can and cannot tolerate, he snapped back that it is not my role to play doctor. Anyway, the worst part was the arrogance. I really hate being talked down to and treated as if I am a child.
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