Comments on Untreatable Online Blog: When Your Shrink Gives Up On You

Sounds like it's a perfect time to find a therapis...

2009-06-25T21:01:05.470-04:00

Sounds like it's a perfect time to find a therapist who is interested in actually helping you achieve some positive results instead of getting bogged down in the problem.

Sounds like a good thing to me - who needs someone who sees you as fundamentally "broken" and in need of fixing?

Go find a competent therapist who sees you for the magnificent, unique individual that you know you already are.

I'd be all over firing a "professional" acting lik...

2009-06-24T13:21:13.577-04:00

I'd be all over firing a "professional" acting like that unless they had a good explanation for it. Good heavens. Mind games or being told idiotic stuff are just what you need? *snort*
Put on your list to ask said "professional" what the heck was up with that.
I don't get the whole Cymbalta/hospital thing, but it doesn't make much sense to change now if it's helping.
Good luck!

I'm so sorry that you are experiencing this with y...

2009-06-23T21:57:07.735-04:00

I'm so sorry that you are experiencing this with your T. 4 years is a long time, and I can only imagine how betrayed (?) you may feel right now. Even if he thought the help you need now is beyond his area of expertise, he certainly could have phrased it differently, IMO!

Altho - it sounds (?) like this is very out of character from how he normally behaves - so maybe there's something going on in his life (as I've been reminded on several occasions) - they are "human" too...) Perhaps some "countertransference"?

Take care of yourself... Grace

Apparently if I do not have a better attitude by t...

2009-06-23T21:35:02.093-04:00

Apparently if I do not have a better attitude by the next meeting (in a month) then it will be over. He talked about going to a walk in clinic or seeing my family doctor to get my meds. He did say that the hospital provides me with Cymbalta so the "new" doc would have to prescribe me something else (which is a very odd statement considering the difficulty it has taken to find a drug that at least helps to a certain degree), he also suggested switching to one of his colleagues. Very odd situation. take care

I don't get it, either. Yeah, maybe he was having...

2009-06-23T21:08:19.883-04:00

I don't get it, either. Yeah, maybe he was having a bad day. Is he still willing to see you or is he ending the relationship?

I really do not get it as his complete attitude we...

2009-06-23T20:38:44.136-04:00

I really do not get it as his complete attitude went 180 degrees. Wondering if he had a bad day or he thought by "testing" me it was going to bring on a reaction that would move me in a positive direction. I am use to the general public telling me to basically put on a happy face and forget about the past but not from a so called mental professional. To my knowledge the doctor does not know about this blog whether it would change his perspective on me I have no idea. take care

Well, I have had a similar experience recently. I...

2009-06-23T18:22:21.228-04:00

Well, I have had a similar experience recently. I was told by my shrink that I am too negative (he found my blog, read it, and told me my blog is too negative, then extrapolated from that that I am in general too negative...long story) and that I need to see the world as a "glass half full" instead of a glass half empty. My attitude needs adjustment. Etc.

Sure, I'll just put on some lipstick, pet my cat, and smile like a Stepford Wife and my life will be just great!!!!!

If a person was more happy and able to just get ov...

2009-06-23T17:38:08.659-04:00

If a person was more happy and able to just get over it they wouldn't need a shrink to begin with ... sheesh