Dealing With Dismissive Doctors

[lostforgottensoul]

What could it be?
Well, first most obvious.The current strain of influenza virus.

Occams Razor: The simplest answer is most often the right one. This is used in medical science (and every part of science). So they start with the simplest, excluding each one in order of simplest to most complicated and rare.

If you read up on the internet and you are showing the symptoms of the disease then you know that the disease applies to you. That applies to physical diseases too.

I couldnt disagree more. I can read on WebMD that I have some rare disease because I fit the symptoms but its something else instead as a group of symptoms can be several different things and thats why self diagnosing off of the internet is VERY dangerous as you are now convinced that you have some serious uncurable rare disease and are dying when its actually something very simple and treatable. @Neverthesame typed this point out much better then I can state it.

 

[aut555]

What we are trying to say is that maybe it's time for a new therapist, a new evaluation, and a better understanding of what you are dealing with on a daily basis.

 

[BlueOrange]

What we are trying to say

Speak for yourself! While there do seem to be people that agree with you, it's not correct to generalize in that way.

What I've tried to say in this thread is "The way you are talking about your problems is making it harder for your therapist to help you. Here's some advice on how to talk about it differently."

 

[aut555]

Thank you Blue Orange. I stand corrected. Hope your weekend is beautiful.

 

[BlueOrange]

Hope your weekend is beautiful.

Thanks - your comment helped in that direction :)

 

[Johnusmc19]

I have no doubt that you have experienced trauma. I have no doubt that you need help. I'm not conv...

What gets me is that all you people just think you got it.You really know nothing or you would not be trolling here mate.

everone needs help in some capacity or the other.You say you do then you do if not then you don't...

how can anyone make that assumption by a comment?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

@Johnusmc19, what are you talking about? Im very confused.

 

[joeylittle]

The women didn't even know me or my life, they could have asked further questions to gain a clearer picture, but they never. They just dismissed me, like I was a silly child.

Yeah, that's just a bad therapist.

Find another one. And try not to get tangled up in how you fit the diagnosis. My personal opinion? You do fit the diagnosis. But I'm not a doctor. If you tell your story clearly, answer everything honestly, and acknowledge that you are there because you know something's wrong and you need help - a good doc will do a good job and listen to what you have to say.

Psych evaluations are hard because they rely on self-reporting. We have our own biases. Someone might recognize the questions that describe mania, and not want mania, so they report 'none' or 'low' on that question. The evaluation tests are pretty well developed, and the idea is that you'll reveal the symptoms you are having even if you aren't trying to, but (speaking as a person who has taken more than her share of psych evals) - it's tough to stay honest, especially when you think you need to fight for your diagnosis.

I'm sorry you had a shitty experience. Do try again. And because you are in the UK, you should know that C-PTSD is going to be an accepted diagnosis in about six months (when the ICD 11 comes out) - which doesn't mean you should wait, just means that it's not on the books in the US, but you'll have official access to the diagnosis soon (if indeed that's your situation).

 

[BlueOrange]

What gets me is that all you people just think you got it.You really know nothing or you would not b...

There seems to be a misunderstanding here. When I say "I have no doubt that you need help", I intended for that to be interpreted as "I agree that you need help."

I agree that the reason Sam is asking for help is because he has a legitimate need for help. I can accept that other parts of my reply are potentially challenging and could be difficult to hear. This is a place where we are encouraged to speak up and to speak directly.

how can anyone make that assumption by a comment?

My current thinking is that I haven't made the assumption that you think I've made. I could be wrong! (It is indeed dangerous to assume.) Please help me understand what assumption you're talking about if you would like to do so.