Struggling

[rrichardson]

I went to the psychiatrist thursday and I've got to admit I'm a little disappointed in how it went. I prepared for this appt for 6 weeks and then he didn't do the evaluation he had promised. My needs are important just as much as anyone else's. The Dr. Felt the need to tell me that this diagnosis isn't going to fix me or change anything. All I wanted was to know that I'm not losing it. Something is going on and no one seems to want to address it. Has anyone ever had this happen, a reluctant psychiatrist?

[Sunbreaks]

I’m sorry that happened!!! I think it sounds like this psychiatrist is not the right provider for you anyway. Were there any other options? Usually psychologists are the evaluators, and psychiatrists handle meds management. Psychiatrists can give limited evaluations and can give diagnoses, but I think it’s not as common for them to give the full diagnostic evaluations you often hear about.

[rrichardson in reply to Sunbreaks]

What other options would there have been?

[Sunbreaks in reply to rrichardson]

Like a different provider? Someone else who will evaluate you?

[Jasperspace]

all psychiatrist & psychologist are nothing but s*** Drs.

as from 2001 - 2015 my life was good I was well supported from autism initves I had a social worker 2 support workers & a key worker which kept an eye on me when family was away then in 2016 I had a mid-life crisis tried to end my life was refused help from my local hospital so I stormed off trying to end my life again found a sharp object on the road cut throw a big vain on my left arm it started bleeding very fast then I fainted then woke up in hands of police officers & public then paramedics once I was ok to travel I was sent bk to hospital were I was re-diagnosed with BPD/boarderline personality disorder. I spent a year locked away in a mental asylum where I met loads of new friends but also seen most of them die from hanging themselves & overdose & starving themselves. Once I came out & was released I thought that was it all clear but then I relapsed from people bulling me from the way I looked with my lazy eye so I tried again to end my life using butain gas that didn't work as it only made my health deteriate a few months down the line I went out for a cycle & then headed towards my mums got there in time for tea then walked in front door when I felt a sudden short of breath my mum panicked then took me hospital were I had many scans to just find out I had a pulmonary embolism I had 7 blood clots causing me struggle with breathing so I spent 4 months on heart ward watching o.a.p die met loads of new friends but seen them also go.

I was told by my psychiatrist Dr Iggy that he would help me get re-diagnosed to get my support back that was in July now were in December not heard from him so I've agreed with my mum that there horrible people who don't help people but yet tho they love sticking labels onto thos who need support in there life's..