Posted by rubenstein on September 12, 2004, at 13:18:40
I am a graduate student at a university thus I utilize the health services that the university provides. I love my therapist, but my psychiatrist is another story. She is a very nice lady, but she is shy and doesn't take charge of my meds leaving much of the decisions up to me. I end up feeling really bad about any decision I make and guilty when things go bad again because of my choice of medication. I don't know what to do. There is another psychiatrist on staff, and I could see him but I would feel so guilty for leaving this nice lady. I just don't feel like I can be honest with her about some stuff, and I feel really uncomfortable talking to her about anything. I don't know what to do....just stick it out....or switch and risk being thought of as a problem patient. If my medicine was in order this wouldn't be a problem but I am in total chemical upheaval as of late becuase of all these changes. Any ideas on how I could best handle this.
PS I have trouble at times being assertive, perhaps that is the problem???
PPS Its actually kind of ironic becuase I am a conductor whose job is to be assertive....ah the personas we can inhabit are fascinating sometimes, eh?
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