forum user JJ 23/34

forum user JJ 23/34

defunct account, working on recovery
Jun 22, 2023
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Finally seeing a Psychiatrist tommrow. Been about 20 or so years in the making.

Any advice on how to approach it?
 
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meeks

meeks

Why hello there
Jul 22, 2023
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My best advice to be open. If you hid things and lie, you will only make things harder to fix and complicate the situation. What I mean to be open is not just to be open with what you say but what you are told. For example, if your psychiatrist says something you highly disagree with, think of why you disagree with it and why you would agree with it. Avoid bias.

That's all! My best wishes to your well-being ^^
 
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Hollowman

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I wish I could go back in time and never see my first psychiatrist/con artist. Good luck.
 
Stormy Raine

Stormy Raine

Quietly counting down the days, hours, minutes..
Apr 7, 2023
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Finally seeing a Psychiatrist tommrow. Been about 20 or so years in the making.

Any advice on how to approach it?
Just be open and honest. Since you are familiar with how this goes, prepare to be quickly asked about your childhood (usually are the most difficult times for many and difficult to tell a stranger.) I usually ask the psychiatrist can we please start with the now and work our way slowly to my childhood as it's difficult to bring those memories back up. I've never had a psychiatrist say no we have to start here. They simply want to build a trusting relationship and see how they can be of the best service to you. One simply said, start where you like. So overall you have control of when and how you want your sessions to go, most importantly be sure you are comfortable and everything should be fine.
 
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Stormy Raine

Stormy Raine

Quietly counting down the days, hours, minutes..
Apr 7, 2023
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So how did it go? Would you like to share any updates?
 

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