Six Ways to be The Persecutory Therapist *cue the thunder and lightning*

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It has been an educational experience.

I have learnt it is a red flag if a psychiatrist can fit you in straight away. That was a very painful experience. But I won't make that mistake again.

(With the exception of cancellations if you are on their waiting list because they are booked out for months. And you have an appointment in several months. But you have to be lucky).

I have learnt the names of some of the poorest psychiatrists in my local area.

It does seem the ones who are good and have solid reputations have their books closed.

One of the good ones I have been booked in for several months. I have roughly 30 days to go now.

 

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We had a conversation with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority on our household contents insurance policy.

If my psychiatrist had my back I could talk to her about what she documented.

The Insurance Company tradie doctored the photo of the fence sticking out of the tree root ball and with a Complaints Process that was totally over turned.

Now this one on the Household Contents is what the assessor said to our faces our Household Contents wasn't covered. I was so devastated I was in shock. I didn't realise that was crucial to document and immediately put a complaint in. They get away with lying. Then the person on the phone said if I had taken photos it would all have been replaced.

I filled up three skip bins.

But I was so stressed out. I didn't think that they would just lie. I was naive. So because the conversations were in person. I have no proof. The Insurance Company gets to lie because because I didn't think to video the conversation with the assessor. And I didn't record the conversation when she mocked us about the Household Contents. They just get to lie. It is so frustrating. And if my psychiatrist treated me with respect I could ask her.

It was good I stood up to her. It brought it all to a head. I faced a really painful truth. That was good. It was important to do that now. I could have been left on my own without any way to contact my psychiatrist. I don't know what she was doing but she wasn't planning on giving me a referral or anything until I went "duty of care". Which is code for Chennai formal complaint.

It is just so hard with everything happening in the back ground with Cyclone Alfred, the house burning down next door, other extreme weather events, the aggression and abuse by the tradie, the Insurance Company can doctor photos and the maximum amount of compensation is $6300. There are no consequences for the Insurance Company.

I was getting up at 1 am each morning to do the clean up after the Cyclone as it is too hot to work in the sun during the day. If I hadn't done this I would have had proof. But I was trying to be proactive. I was trying to take control. I did not even photograph everything. That was not sensible. But I was so overwhelmed. And they would have replaced everything if I had taken photos the other Insurance Company employee told me. I have to get a copy of that call.

I am crying again. But that is par of the course.

 

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That was good I cried and brainstormed. That phone call is proof of what the Insurance Company said.

 

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This will be over one day.

I will have gained a lot of insight from this experience.