Posted by Racer on May 20, 2006, at 10:44:24
In reply to some people working in mental health suck *ss, posted by sleepygirl on May 19, 2006, at 18:29:56
While I would probably phrase it differently, I have come across the same phenomena -- inpatient AND outpatient. If you really want to see this theory in action, though, nothing beats county mental health.
I won't tell you all my stories, because I might be here all week, but how's one OP example?
Case Manager, from the county OP facility where I was being seen. First meeting with him. To begin with, the son of a [proper term for a female dog] called me in the morning, and told me he would come to my home to see me that day. "That's not convenient for me. Why don't we set an appointment for later this week?" Nope, he was coming that day, and we were meeting in my living room. Period. Never mind that I was mortified to have anyone come into such a mess. Never mind that I -- survivor of sexual abuse that I am -- might not be comfortable with a strange man in my home. We were meeting that day, and we were meeting in my living room.
And it went downhill from there.
The final bit was especially nice: he was telling me that I had to take whatever meds the doctor ordered, no matter what. I asked, "Even if they have intolerable physical effects?" (I'd just stopped all meds after a really bad reaction.) His response? "I don't know what you mean by that, do you mean like what you feel when you think about your husband?"
!!!
Yes, I did try to report him for sexual harrassment. The agency itself told me it was my problem, and I needed to learn to get along with people, because no one could do this for me. The county was a little more receptive. Maybe because they realized that sexual harrassment isn't a good charge against a mental health agency. (Doesn't help that there were a few other points in my complaint -- including the part where the doctor continued to describe me as "well nourished" in his notes, even after my weight fell by a third during treatment with him...)
Well, my drowsy pal, that's got my blood pressure back up! How about you? Wanna tell about what brought you to this realization?
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