Postby Monty » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:12 pm
Welcome Chloe,
I was diagnosed with Bipoar II (and many other ones, one of which I can never remember) and have found that I can't do without both, the talk therapy and also under the care of my pdoc.
The two that I have now are not my first choice.
My therapist/counsellor has worked in the mental health field for too long and is kind of jaded.
I used to have a good relationship with my pdoc, until his wife looked up (on some medical site) his rating to do with his patients view of his work.
Turned out that he did wel on everything. The biggest concern was the time that he kept patients waiting. As a result it has been like he has set a stop-watch when I get in, and then when the tone sounds, I am out the door.
The second thing that happened, was about a year ago, I stepped into his office, trying to explain what my symptoms were due to my chronic insomnia. After I tried to talk to him about it, he stopped me after two minutes and told me how he could tell how a person was doing (he had done it so long) a minute after I got into his office.
Kinda made me wonder. Can certainly relate to pdocs are a little out there in left field, standing there all by themselves (or with a little group of other pdocs)
Take care, hope to hear from you soon.