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get the red out

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6. I didn't go to one for many years

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 09:44 AM

Jul 2013

My issue with them being condescending was that they wouldn't actually talk to me even though I was technically an adult, they would talk to my parents. And they over-medicated me in the extreme. They treated me like a very bad Veterinarian would treat a dog, as if I weren't a person who could be conversed with.

The psychiatrist I have finally gone to see even acknowledged that my experience happens too often. It was a huge relief to make contact with her.

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Something to keep in mind when you visit a psychiatrist... [View all] Locut0s Jul 2013 OP

#1 Requirement for a psychiatrist: a sense of humour. Betsy Ross Jul 2013 #1

True that's very helpful... Locut0s Jul 2013 #2

mine has a great sense of humor fizzgig Jul 2013 #7

From my limited experience, I would agree. Denninmi Jul 2013 #3

I agree about making a good impression... Locut0s Jul 2013 #4

It's hard getting around being antiauthoritarian around phychiatrists olddots Jul 2013 #5

I didn't go to one for many years get the red out Jul 2013 #6

when I first went to the doctor about my depression, many years ago ejpoeta Jul 2013 #8