get your psychiatrist to understand that your depression symptoms come from your very toxic parents and that you need to break away from them without them thinking that it is just your "negative thoughts" ie that those thoughts are not part of your "negative thinking/irrational thinking" symptoms but is in actual fact your reality and is what will make you feel better???? argh this is so so important to me!!!! .........
please only those who see psychiatrists themselves or know enough about things like this reply thanks...
2006-08-25 22:34:31 · 11 answers · asked by lazydazy 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Toxic is stronger than most opinions of parents by teens. I have met a few toxic parents, and most of the time they are emotionally abusive. If this is the case with you, I suggest to report them to your local social services department or a hot line like boystown. If the investigation calls for it you will be removed from the home....THIS MAY BE WORSE.......please consider carefully. An alternative would be al anon or alateen. Even if your parents are not alcoholics, this will help you focus on you and help prepare you to handle life on your own. Good luck sweetie!
2006-08-25 23:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of therapists will start with a cognitive behavioural approach like you are talking about - this works for a lot of people but not everyone. You might want to let your Psychiatrist know about your frustration with this approach, and that would prefer to address the family issues that are bothering you. You may be able to find ways to manage the family stuff even if you are not yet in a position to break away.
2006-08-26 17:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by James O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to explain how you are feeling to him/her and tell him why your parents are making you feel this way if he/she does not listen then yes i am afraid you do need to change your psychiatrist as they should understand how your childhood has affected you. It has nothing to do with being a teenager i am 30 and feel my mother still has too much control over my life and that the only good thing for me to do is move away from her but as this is a very big thing to do be alone completely from anyone you know.Circumstances are such that i am unable to move away,and i live in my own 3 bedroomed house with my two young children. So i have set boundaries as to when i see her and this helps. Good luck.
2006-08-26 06:00:20 · answer #3 · answered by angelle_76 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am on my third therapist, I like him, my condition is more anxiety than depression, but I definitely was in the throws of depression in the beginnning. He does have to listen to you, if he steers you in wants feels like the wrong direction, stop him. Tell him they are the problem, give specific examples. He's making a lot of money to listen to you, and to help you. Is it possible to have them go with you to a session? Are you under 18 and have to depend on them? You have to confront them and point out their toxicity. If you are under 18 the only way to break away from them is minor emancipation, over 18 then you have the freedom to go on with your life and detach from them, and connect occasuonally. The people who bring you down in life obviously have their own issues, lack of self esteem, their own depression or anxiety. You have to realize that when they sh it on you, it is a reflection of themselves, and you are better than them aren't you? Tell yourself that. Look at them when they are doing these thing to you and say to them, or to yourself, ":I'm better than you, I don't need to bring others down to bring myself up." Sorry if I am rambling.
2006-08-26 07:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by JONES99679 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that I have mental problems, I just don't have the time to deal with them, I've taken psych courses in college but, they made me give them back, I have never met a psych teacher, psychologist, or psychiatrist, that did not display some sort of psych problem themselves, my theory ? "We're all here, cause we're not all there". If you're a teenager, it's just part of growing up that you hate you're parents, we all did, then when YOU become a parent, like we all have, you realize that your parents all of a sudden became very smart, in a short period of time, like alien's came down and made them cool all of a sudden, when they are gone, you'll be just like the rest of us, punching ourselves in the head saying "How could "I" have been so stupid, why did'nt "I" LISTEN !!!!!!!!
2006-08-26 05:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why is your Psychiatrist seeing you for therapy? YOU only see your Psychiatrist for MEDICATIONS!!!
If your THERAPIST, SOCIAL WORKER, PSYCHOLOGIST isn't LISTENING to YOU, get a NEW ONE!
2006-08-26 05:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because he's seen literally hundreds of other teenagers who have said the exact same things as you. it's called being a teenager and hating your parents.
2006-08-26 05:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
first step....stop seeing him if he does not understand this.....everybody goes through it so if he does not understand.....fire him!!!best route is to talk about it to your closest friend and get it off your chest....some problems cant have a solution but it helps talking about them....
2006-08-26 05:37:51 · answer #8 · answered by foudaki 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because he's seen literally hundreds of other teenagers who have said the exact same things as you. it's called being a teenager and hating your parents.
2006-08-26 05:45:23 · answer #9 · answered by BrainCracker 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Change your shrink. If you disagree so violently, he is forcing his opinions on you. That's not a good shrink.
2006-08-26 05:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋