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Shrinks
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Anyone been to one?
If so I wanna know did you cope OK when they needed to go on holiday? And what usually happens, do they organise another person to speak to or do they just expect people to cope without them?
If so I wanna know did you cope OK when they needed to go on holiday? And what usually happens, do they organise another person to speak to or do they just expect people to cope without them?
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i went to see a shrink last year after i got really depressed and my OCD got really bad.
i coped ok when he went away (but that's mainly because he was bog bloody useless, lol). i'm not sure about organising other psychs to speak to you, i think it would depend on how bad you were. that said, my boyf sees a clinical psychologist every two weeks - and they never arrange other people to speak to him when his psych is away.
are you on meds or anything or do you have regular contact with your gp?
love cavey
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I guess that could always be an option
Bugs you doesn't it? I have suffered with depression in the past and so they assumed i would get pnd after having James and kept going on about it but i was fine.
There is no holiday cover where I go but then again I can't imagine cover would work too well especially as it took about a year for me to trust her in the first place.
Hope that helps
What if you know deep down you need more than counselling? (because you have had counselling before and it wasn't enough and you know you have big problems in the head of yours)
Sounds like a counseller/psychotherapist
I think the GP just see's what doesn't work and then refers you to progressively higher levels of help. At least that's what has happened with me. And even within the hospital setting they still refer you on if the first thiing doesn't work. Like I worked my way through a couple of more junior doctors but now they moved me to the consultant pyschiatrist to over see things. And now she is referring me to a day hospital as I'm no better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink
Anything from marriage councler to psychitrist to general therapist...
A little off topic-Randomgirl-you mention you were referred to a psychiatrist who has now referred you to day hospital? What made her make that decision?
It sounds like you've had the appropriate care and treament, which is great so im just interested as i never got that.
What happened to you?
Well I suppose it's better to risk annoying someone than missing a case of PND. I was at increased risk because I have 6 kids apparently, pmsl, I suppose they think anyone with 6 kids would be depressed!
Not always!
I was seen by the consultant psych for a couple of years, they tried me on a few different drugs, counselling, and CBT, and when not much made any kind of difference, they gave up, discharged me, and my records state: unresponsive to treatment.
i have since got myself together, but will be buggered if i can get doctors to take me seriously anymore about physical illness. they think anything wrong with me is all in my head
They will refer you on if the first thing doesn't work.
Sounds like what they did for you.
Be careful with Psychiatrists and if you're in doubt ALWAYS get a second opinion. Don't let them fuck your medical records like they have mine!
So its 18months since that shrink appointment, with the help of my gp and therapist im working full time, but still taking the same medication(the dose never changed despite being suicidal), seeing the same therapist(apparently a clinical psychologist would only do the same thing as the therapist,plus an 18mth-2yr waiting list) and still self-harming.
So thats my experience and its quite annoying, but i get through each day somehow so i guess thats what i should be grateful for.
Good luck with the day hospital- i hope its finally what helps you.
my pysch prescribed anafranil for me and depite me having a very dangerous reaction to it (ie collapsing and having bad palpitations etc) refused to treat me any further unless i carried on taking it. i refused to do so and stopped seeing him. i found out after that my GP and he SHOULD have tried me on SSRI's before the anafranil - but they didn't. i felt that cbt and counselling would have worked better for me without meds, as i seem to react badly to most medication anyway - but i was refused cbt, too on the grounds that - and i quote - 'the waiting list is too long' wtf?
however, conversely, my boyf has a wonderful psych, kind, caring, and someone who he really benefits from having appts with - the change in him has been remarkable.
i really really feel for the folks on here and the reactions/treatment they've had. why is it such a lottery? and why are psychs allowed to get away with being like this with patients?
sorry for the rant,folks, i just upsets me. hope i haven't offended anyone.
love cavey
xx
but most people use it to describe any type of head doctor.
thinking about your question, i rekon if someone cannot cope for a few weeks on their own, then they are far too reliant / dependant on their 'shrink', and that is not a good thing at all.
Good luck to anyone. I've been there and it wasn't a good experience for me, but it doesn't have to be that way for everyone. If I ever have to go back... which is looking a little likely at the minute, then I will not be going back to the same person and will keep on looking around until I find someone who I am happy and comfortable with.