Do you trust psychiatrists?

Question

They drive me nuts. They sit and talk and talk and never shut up. Then they elvaluate/diagnose you and say your are nuts even though you can't talk because they won't shut up. They just upset me because their diagnosis will stick for the rest of your life. do you trust them?

Answer 1

Psychiatrists are nuts.. Don't listen to them

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwP2PP8CU0Y

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FYQD3Ut1TaQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b30iwhEw9ho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2oKPQjqybc

Answer 2

the only time you should see a psychiatrist is when the law insists that you do, or when you've done some crazy stuff. And you're right, all that does go on your record. It also goes on your record if you have any tests taken. It rarely goes on your record if you see a psychologist or social worker and if it does then you can refute it because they can't issue you prescribed drugs because they aren't doctors. When you have an appointment with a psychologist they just let you talk, until you have a question then they make you figure it out for yourself, they are there to draw out the info from within you. If you have a state psychologist evaluate you like for say disability benefits, then those give you tests and throw questions at you and copy down every little tidbit and then they write what you said about you in the final evaluation, they don't really evaluate you. So maybe it's a good thing that you're doing all the listening instead of the talking. I'd never go to a psychiatrist.

Answer 3

A true and good psychiatrist will listen. They may ask questions to better understand what you are saying or to guide your thoughts and feelings to what they may perceive as the basis of a problem. They should help you understand and deal with your emotions and thoughts and circumstances in life without judgment or prejudice.
They should never reveal any of your personal life to anyone at all. To do that without your consent is a violation of not only your trust, but also that of their profession and possibly of the law.
I have found from the few I have known that they are very sheltered, have no real life experiences of the things that they are treating, and most of their opinions and observations come from books and not any real understanding of the life experience.
But to say that all psychiatrists and psychologists are all like that would be wrong. There are good ones out there. You just have to get lucky enough to find one. There are always a few rotten apples in the bucket.
If you feel you have been misdiagnosed, you need to seek out a new therapist,
I always thought that it was very wrong to tell someone how to feel or be. It is hard enough to keep your socks pulled up without someone questioning your ability to do it.

Answer 4

You're seeing the wrong psychiatrist. Some of them are downright crazy, and that's why they became psychiatrists in the first place. Call your local office of the State Board of Physicians and ask them to recommend someone who might listen to you rather than talk you to death.

I'm afraid that with the advent of psychoactive medications, psychiatrists rely too much on medication to fix you. They put less stock in what happened to you when you were a child or how you feel about your mother, etc.

If you are on medication you need to continue to see a psychiatrist, but if you want someone who will listen to you, you might ask him to recommend a psychologist too. I don't know what your particular problem is, so I can only offer this general advice. Good luck.

Answer 5

Sounds like you need a different shrink.
First, most psychiatrists are there to prescribe medications more than to offer psychotherapy.
Second, every psychotherapist has a different approach. While your shrink's approach may work well for others it clearly isn't working for you.
It's like anything else in life. If you want something you are comfortable with you need to shop around. Would you buy a pair of shoes simply because they are shoes regardless of whether they are sandals, running shoes, or stilettos?
This is your mind, your sense of self. You're gonna assume any shrink will be right when you won't go hiking in a pair of high heels? It is no more a one size fits all world than it is a one style or theory fits all world.

Answer 6

I honestly hate to write this, but NO I don't trust them. I was under care by a psychiatrists twice when I was really screwed. I have 4 children, grown now. Once when I was having major problem with my second daughter and had been seeing this therapist for 2 years I was asked for me to bring my daughter with me to a session. He betrayed me and told her things about my childhood that i never wanted her to know. The second time I had written some letters that were not mailed, very private, that I had told my therapist about. My oldest went to see him and he told her about the letters. Not good. It has been over 15 yrs and I'm still having problems because of the mistakes of therapists who happen to be psychiatrists. I hope this helps answer your question♥♥

Answer 7

If you do not trust your doctor, get another opinion! They are often wrong. I would not let a diagnosis stick unless I knew it was correct. They diagnosed my son with all kinds of things, it turned out he had none of those things. He had Turrets Syndrome. I kept taking him from doctor to doctor until they found out what he had. You are a consumer and if the quality of your care is poor or you feel your doctor does not know what they are doing, you have a right to find another doctor!

Answer 8

Wow, my psychiatrist doesn't hardly talk. He just looks at me and seems to be trying to read me all the time which makes me feel like a bug under a microscope. He says, "mmm hmm, and uh-huh- and How does that make you feel?" I've learned to talk to a close friend before I talk to my psychiatrist. My friend listens, knows me well to know when I'm venting or really in need of support, and also won't diagnose me. She may call me crazy, but no documents to prove it. :)

Answer 9

Then find a psychiatrist who personally knows you or willing to find out who you really are. They were trained to do that to help people so don't be that mad at them. They try to understand you so not everyone will be successful.

Answer 10

No, I am afraid I don't trust them. May be for advice-yes, but I trust myself and I try to find information by my own and use my inner strength.

Answer 11

If your Psychiatrist is talking and you are unable to talk about what you need to talk about - get another psychiatrist. I have both a Psychologist (therapist) and a Psychiatrist. The difference between the two is that the Psychiatrist can prescribe medication. I spend more 'talk time' with the psychologist and I see the Psychiatrist far less often, basically just for refills, but we do need to talk. He needs to know how things are going, are the meds working what have I been experiencing etc.

I dropped a Psychologist many years ago because the first two sessions she basically did all the talking. That is not the way it is supposed to work. Find a doctor who uses a style of therapy that works for you. Talk to friends or the BBB. Check the Professional Associations and ask about complaints lodged, call up Psychiatrists offices and talk to the office manager. Ask about how the Dr. runs his/her sessions, explain (without mentioning the Dr. you had problems with) what the problems were with your last doctor and that you would like to avoid these problems with the new doctor.

Just look until you find a Dr. you can work with. Right now your are just wasting time and money.

If you are in a situation where you think you can't find a new Psychiatrist or you think you can resolve this with your current Psychiatrist you can mention to him or her that you feel that you are unable to discuss anything during your sessions because you seem to not have the oportunity to talk. You might try to bring a watch and a pad of paper to a few sessions and keep track of how much time you actually get to talk and subject lines of what you talked about. Then when you say "I rarely get the opportunity to talk" you can back it up with facts.

In addition I'm not sure why you think that the diagnosis of ??? will 'stick with you for the rest of your life.' If the diagnosis is wrong it certainly won't - you can get a 2nd or 3rd opinion. And if the diagnosis is right (much harder to accept, actually) you will get the therapy and/or medication you need to help. Believe me, I know what I am talking about I was 30 yrs old when I finally forced myself to go to a therapist. The way I was raised, only weak, incompetant, stupid (fill in the negative adjective) people went to therapists, we barely went to medical doctors. We handled our problems by ourselves. After about 6 months of therapy when she figured we had a bond of trust, my therapist suggested I go see this 'really great' Psychiatrist. He would be able to help me with the depression I was experiencing and talk to me about some of the other issues I had that were biologically based.

I took all the tests my therapist wanted me to take. Then I took all the tests my Psychiatrist wanted me to take. Then I sat down with the Psychiatrist after he reviewed my test results from both places and my files from my therapist. After a couple of sessions his diagnosis was delivered.

Clinical Depression (Not a surprise)
OCD (Not a surprise)
Bi-Polar Disorder (WHAT??)

Now it became even worse - I figured I would need to be on medication forever for the OCD, and that was the decision. I thought I would only have to be on the anti-depressants for X amount of time until I was no longer depressed, but that was not to be - I have been clinically depressed since childhood and if my brain ever knew how to work with the seratonin it doesn't now and never will again. The Bi-Polor disorder was the one I resisted the most. No matter how obvious it became, I didn't want it to be true and I ran to Egypt (land of de-Nile) for a long time. I finally accepted that I was not helping myself by pretending that the truth wasn't true, in fact my kids were having to deal with a mom who swung from one extreme to the other. I realized that I would never want one of them to do that to one of my grandchildren (LIGHTBULB!). So I started taking meds for the biPolar.

Over the last 10 years we have adjusted my 'cocktail' several times. It has to work that way because stresses come and go in my life, I learn to handle things better, my coping skills improve so dosages can go down or we can change to a different drug etc. Right now I take an 2 Anti-Depressants, and the Bi-Polar meds. I no longer take the OCD meds, I had my doctor wean me off of them about 6 months ago. I prefer my OCD behavior to be present, the drug was clouding my creativity. I'm a writer and an artist and that just wasn't working for me now that I am getting back to a place where I can write and paint.

So, I guess that my diagnosis will stick with me for the rest of my life, but no one but me knows that I am Clinically Depressed or Bi-Polar. I always joke about the OCD so lots of people know that. You do not need to list these kinds of illnesses when you apply for a job unless you need special accomodations because of them - for example, if you have tourrettes syndrome, where you have uncontrollable outbursts, often using vulgar language - in that case you would need to let an employer know so they could get you a desk in a private area etc.

Well, that's been my experience - I hope it gave you some information you can use. Talk to your Psychiatrist about letting you do more talking or get a new Psychiatrist.

Hope it Helps!

Jen