Stupid shit psychiatrist and therapists say

[Rose Mirren]

Not my experience, but a friend told me about how she visited one of the psychiatrists in our school. After she talked, the psych placed both her hands around her neck, closed her eyes, and said, "Praaaay." My friend got freaked out, she told me it was like the psych was in a trance or something.

 

[Skathon]

"Vegetarianism and veganism are a mental illness". Disagreeing with this statement would have either delayed my departure or aggravated my punishment, therefore I refrained.

 

[TAW122]

"Vegetarianism and veganism are a mental illness". Disagreeing with this statement would have either delayed my departure or aggravated my punishment, therefore I refrained.

Are you a vegan or vegetarian? If so, maybe there is a possible lawsuit against them for violating your dietary preferences needs or something. I could not imagine how disgusting medical staff are to not even honor someone's dietary habits. Hell, even prisons and jails respect dietary habits and needs better than psych staff (at least from what I've read).

 

[Final Escape]

Yes and no.

Yes because it was a vacation from society and I was around people going through their own stages of depression or suicide attempts. So it was more of feeling accepted into a society of people who understood you, kind of like this site.

And no because being sanctioned prevented me from ctb like I wanted to, took away my freedom, and kept me away from what I value most in life, my whiskey.

What u most value in life lol! Whiskey made me giggle.

 

[Skathon]

@thrw_a_way1221221
I am a vegetarian, yes.
Fortunately, nurses allowed me to not eat anything I did not wish to, but at least two of the doctors would disagree if they were informed, I suppose.

If so, maybe there is a possible lawsuit against them for violating your dietary preferences needs or something.

They have permission to legally torture any of their patients; any preferences are initially disregarded.

 

[TheGoodGuy]

think about the migrants that die every day in the Mediterranean and get eaten by sharks, what should they do?"

I hate this one so much, it´s the equivalent to the line parents and adults used to say to us as children "if your friend jumped off a bridge would you do it too?" But I guess it´s okay to compare with other people when it´s in their favor.

And if your psychologist said that he is a fucking retard! Pain and suffering is subjective people don´t have the same mental strengths so people might ctb over stuff others think it a "stupid" reason but no reason isn´t good enough to ctb. Plus life is insignificant anyways and extremely overrated we are just another sentient being like any other on this planet it´s just our high self-awareness that makes everything seem so important when in facts it´s not, nothing matters so if a 12 year old want to ctb because he got cheated on and dumped by his GF then by all means do it, life isn´t anything special and I don´t care about what the fuck anyones age is no age is too young to ctb granted it sucks if a child have to ctb since childhood was heaven on Earth for me, but it´s their choice and not mine.

 

[Vegrau]

And theyre still allowed to practice after that. What a joke.

 

[creationisdeath]

people treating me like a retarded child

That is a good point. Once doctors/officials/people in general see any kind of diagnosis suddenly it's retard time.

I mean, I do feel like a retard, but if the treatment changes based on their knowledge of a random piece of paper it kinda feels bad.

 

[Nerdyartist85]

"It's impossible that this medication is giving you this side effect"

This...my psychiatrist put me on a medication (Wellbutrin) to boost the effects of my previous antidepressant (Prozac).

The side effects were terrible; my mood sank, my suicidal ideations got worse, and I even started talking out of my head. My husband came home early from work because I had called him 6+ times saying crazy things, and he found me in the bedroom blowing *ahem* male contraceptives like they were balloons.

I remember none of the last few parts.

Went back to my psychiatrist two weeks later who basically told me, "I don't think that medications caused all of those side effects. It should at most make you more anxious."

My husband had a few choice words and the doctor took me off the meds.

 

[FullCircle]

"Ending your life isnt an option."
I hate when people say this. Obviously its an option since people choose to every day.

 

[azucaramargo]

Post all the idiotic and cringey stuff your psychiatrist and/or therapist said to you, let's all have a good laugh.

I'll start.

"Benzodiapezines" This braindead moron couldn't even correctly pronounce the name of one of the most used class of psychiatric medications.
"You can't get addicted to 4mg of Xanax a day" Guess what? I got addicted, the WDs were terrible.
"This medication is helping you, you shouldn't discontinue it" LOL. I know if something is helping me, you idiot.
"But why do you want to kill yourself? You have a great life, think about the migrants that die every day in the Mediterranean and get eaten by sharks, what should they do?" I almost laughed at this, it was so random...
"Suicide doesn't solve any problem" You are retarded, right?
"It's impossible that this medication is giving you this side effect" Happened multiple times. And I only had side effects that were common for that drug, but my psychiatrist doesn't know shit about the medications she prescribes.
"You have too little of X and Y neurotransmitter" Just by looking and talking with me for 10 mins...
"What about we try X medication?
-You already prescribed that to me, it made me sick, you remember?
Oh..." Happened multiple times.
"So basically this medication works by [...].
-Actually, the mechanism of action is [...].
Yeah maybe you are right, I don't really know exactly how this drug works." What?
"So you are feeling lethargic... we could try this med" The main side effect is literally sleepiness...

The list should be longer but I can't list all the stupid crap these idiots believe.
I have met a lot of people that didn't have the necessary qualifications to do that job.

This is funny. You remember a lot. Also sounds like you have the good fortune of seeing a psychopharmacologist. Those are rare. Do you live in a big city? Just curious. Very funny post. Thank you!

 

[Meeseeks]

"It gets better"

Biggg nope on that one

 

[NotWorthLiving]

I'm a minor, and my therapist told my parents about my suicide plan yesterday against my will because I couldn't complete a safety plan.

She said "present (insert my name) doesn't like this and present (insert her name) isn't comfortable in doing this either but future (insert my and her name) will like this."

First, don't talk about us in 3rd person.
Second, I don't think so. Future me still doesn't think this was a good move.

 

[ReadyasEver]

I visited a psychiatrist a month ago concerning my " mood " while battling cancer. He wanted to put me on two drugs immediately, anti-depressant and a anti-psychotic. Gave me the prescriptions. I called my oncologist, got the nurse, gave her the info. He called back, in a panic attack, " please don't fill or take any of that! The chemo you have been through and maintenance medication you are on will cause some bad interactions and terrible side effects!"
I decided to cancel my second appointment with this ass clown. He never asked any of these questions.

 

[AveryConure]

I visited a psychiatrist a month ago concerning my " mood " while battling cancer. He wanted to put me on two drugs immediately, anti-depressant and a anti-psychotic. Gave me the prescriptions. I called my oncologist, got the nurse, gave her the info. He called back, in a panic attack, " please don't fill or take any of that! The chemo you have been through and maintenance medication you are on will cause some bad interactions and terrible side effects!"
I decided to cancel my second appointment with this ass clown. He never asked any of these questions.

I once heard of a hospital I was in apparently admitted some cancer patients in the psych ward cause they seemed "severely depressed".
Of course they're fucking depressed they have a really shitty thing called cancer.

 

[Lra888]

I told my psych doc that my medication was not working and giving me unpleasant side effects (lexapro 10mg).

He told me that it must be the dose that was wrong not the medication so he prescribed me 20mg instead! What a fucking idiot.

Currently going cold turkey off that shit with the help of klonopin. Have an appointment with him tomorrow because I need a kpin refill.

 

[Armadillo]

This is funny. You remember a lot. Also sounds like you have the good fortune of seeing a psychopharmacologist. Those are rare. Do you live in a big city? Just curious. Very funny post. Thank you!

Actually I live in a very small town and I'm not seeing a psychopharmacologist.
I know drugs though, I've been reading PubMed articles since I was 16. I don't like the idea of taking a medication without knowing how it works, also that's a subject I'm genuinely interested in.
I just think that the incompetence and ignorance of most medics in the field is astonishing.

 

[AveryConure]

The most common useless suggestion I've been getting a lot is "have you tried going to college and getting a degree".

Yeah hold on let me pull out like $20,000 out of my ass and hope my mental illness doesn't stop me from getting a degree that most likely won't get me a job and just land me in student debt.

 

[Jen Erik]

"Wow, I'm so sorry I'm late. My Pilates class ran over and then I couldn't find any parking!"

Not directly related to suicidiality, but certainly doesn't make me think she gives a shit enough to show up on time.

 

[Kdawg2018]

Mine asked me if there was anything going well in my life, and I said no. She didn't really have any suggestions about that. She also told me be careful not to pass out while riding my bike on medication

 

[psychopomp]

Post all the idiotic and cringey stuff your psychiatrist and/or therapist said to you, let's all have a good laugh.

I'll start.

"Benzodiapezines" This braindead moron couldn't even correctly pronounce the name of one of the most used class of psychiatric medications.
"You can't get addicted to 4mg of Xanax a day" Guess what? I got addicted, the WDs were terrible.
"This medication is helping you, you shouldn't discontinue it" LOL. I know if something is helping me, you idiot.
"But why do you want to kill yourself? You have a great life, think about the migrants that die every day in the Mediterranean and get eaten by sharks, what should they do?" I almost laughed at this, it was so random...
"Suicide doesn't solve any problem" You are retarded, right?
"It's impossible that this medication is giving you this side effect" Happened multiple times. And I only had side effects that were common for that drug, but my psychiatrist doesn't know shit about the medications she prescribes.
"You have too little of X and Y neurotransmitter" Just by looking and talking with me for 10 mins...
"What about we try X medication?
-You already prescribed that to me, it made me sick, you remember?
Oh..." Happened multiple times.
"So basically this medication works by [...].
-Actually, the mechanism of action is [...].
Yeah maybe you are right, I don't really know exactly how this drug works." What?
"So you are feeling lethargic... we could try this med" The main side effect is literally sleepiness...

The list should be longer but I can't list all the stupid crap these idiots believe.
I have met a lot of people that didn't have the necessary qualifications to do that job.

Damn this is a messed up list. Gives me an idea though. Be cool to do a podcast series just on this topic alone. Then maybe like provide each other with peer support and show how it's actually not that complicated and much easier when you can talk openly about everything.

 

[nzdarkshark]

"You've got 'depression' glasses on"
"There's lots of beauty in the world; you just can't see it because of your negative thought pattern which you can break with Cognitive Thinking practises"
"Replace every negative thought with a positive one, saying something positive then something negative doesn't count"

 

[therhydler]

"Ending your life isnt an option."
I hate when people say this. Obviously its an option since people choose to every day.

Also: "Ending your life isn't the answer."

How would you know bitch you've never had my life

 

[furax53]

moi quand j'ai vu le psychatre ah l'hôpital ah tu voulais jeter un pont i toi mais sous antidépresseur j'étais sur le cul

 

[Sanguinius]

- at the psych ward: "how may it be that you attempted suicide? You're laughing! (yes, but because I was so sure it would work and then... It didn't. Yes, I was laughing, but it was a desperatly laughing, like it is a cruel joke)

- at the psych ward, in Isolation: "are you 100% sure you won't kill yourself if we let you out?" - "I'll never be 100% sure. Something could trigger me, and I'll get crazy, as you know. " - "yes, I know. But we can't let you out if you can't guarantee" (should I rather be in there forever or lie? )

-my second therapist as, I told her after long, long time of hestitating that I think I have DID: "no, you just imagine that. Stop being so silly."

 

[Jen Erik]

"You've got 'depression' glasses on"

That one made me chortle. It's so f*cking condescending.

 

[azucaramargo]

Actually I live in a very small town and I'm not seeing a psychopharmacologist.
I know drugs though, I've been reading PubMed articles since I was 16. I don't like the idea of taking a medication without knowing how it works, also that's a subject I'm genuinely interested in.
I just think that the incompetence and ignorance of most medics in the field is astonishing.

Good for you, Armadillo! You and your PubMed articles! That's fantastic!

 

[Your Own Ghost]

I had a therapist print me out some article from About.com and tell me that my homework was to go out and hug someone. Yeah, I didn't continue seeing her.

With another, I was shaking because I was so nervous about bringing up a particular subject. It's something I ever only talk about with my closest of friends. The therapist said, "It is what it is," and changed the subject.

One time in my mid-twenties I went back to a hospital I hadn't been since I was about 15. The therapist looked at my chart they pulled out of some dusty archive and said, "How are things with your stepdad?"

The most bothersome stupidity arises from the impersonal nature of the system, though. How you can sit in a small room and tell the person sitting next to you your deepest issues and then come back the next week and they have no idea who you are. The psychologist I see now doesn't offer much in the way of insight, but at least she freakin' remembers me.

 

[Marawa]

EFT tapping

 

[15dec]

I had a counsellor who generally dodged my feelings about my dad having abused my mum and half-siblings when I was little and me feeling responsible for it (I told him I felt like they could've escaped and had a better life I'd I hadn't been born) and he just said that my parents problems weren't mine and never actually addressed it beyond that.

During a phone interview/assessment I told the interviewer that my suicide attempts weren't impulsive. For some reason he claimed I told him that they all were. Hopefully he just misheard, but still.

I also went to A&E when I was feeling suicidal and optimistic that I'd be able to get support, which was awful from the get-go. I told them about years of depression, anxiety and suicide attempts, and for the first time mentioned dissociation and paranoia I'd been experiencing. They said I was 'just upset'. Then they asked if I felt better, and I said no. They said it was normal to feel worse after opening up (although I've always felt better afterwards) and sent me home anyway.

They also told me that a very important friend didn't care about me or worry about me at all, which honestly just fed into a lot of existing worries. Since my mum was in the room with me (for some reason they refused to interview me alone, despite me being old enough to) they generally believed everything she said over me, and used the fact I did well on some exams to prove that I'm 'functioning', despite everything else being a mess. My mum told them I liked to donate to charities and gave to the homeless and they gave be a long, condescending lecture about how I shouldn't do that and generally treated me like a naive idiot.

Funny enough, I got a letter a few months later telling me to "present myself at A&E if I'm feeling suicidal". Not gonna fall for that one again.