Ever had a pdoc laugh at you?

Psychiatrists are usually very unprofessional when it comes to my ideas. They can’t suppress their laughter. I have had a few who didn’t do that and I remember them.

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No, but I had a psychopharmacologist who laughed hysterically when I mentioned my severe constipation. Veeeerrryyy unprofessional.

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No but I felt offended by one pdoc who almost said I am crazy, he said I am making false connections and thoughts in my brain.

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I’ve had about 50 psychiatrists in my life and almost none of them could keep a straight face. Maybe I’m just funny?

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I didn’t have a doctor laugh, but when I was in a psych ward talking to a doctor, I stared to tear up a little bit. He told me to leave the room because I was being too emotional. He wasn’t the psychiatrist I don’t think, just a regular doctor we could see if we were having any other health issues. It seemed like a really odd thing to say to someone in a psych ward.

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I had one psychiatrist and we hated each other. When I was doing badly, they couldn’t help smirking.

That’s just awful @everhopeful!

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i had an episode that i thought everyone around me was going to die

i reported this to my therapist and she told me the following week that she told my psychiatrist and he laughed and said nothing i say is believable

Same as Aziz. The pdoc said ‘I’'m sorry, I think this is a schiz relapse after he laughed though to give him brownie points.

l laugh with my psydoc. He’s pretty witty and it’s usually a good sign if I can follow along and laugh with him or at his jokes. I’m lucky to have had good psydocs both here and in America. You find a good one you don’t let them go and it’s hard when I hear others having bad experiences because if makes me realise how lucky I stumbled across my guy.

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No, I don’t think so. Never in negative way.

Nope, my pdoc is all business most of the time. She may engage in a little small talk here and there but it is mostly strictly business.

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When i mentioned some unusual beliefs
I had, my ex pdoc laughed. I laughed too.

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You couldn’t write it,

I drove to see my Psychiatrist and told him I was completely healed, It was when I got my first car. I told him I had recovered and told him to remove my name off his computer.

I then had an appointment come through the door convinced it was to end my time at the hospital outpatient’s. No………when I arrived there were several doctors and two social workers. He put me on a section 2 and it went from 28 days to 56 before I was allowed on home leave. He patronised me and threatened me with the police if I was to leave the acute ward.
Honestly. I felt great until I had a sec-2 slapped on me. Basically for no reason.
Can’t win. No matter how great you feel

I’ve said it before but I think people thought I was joking, if you want to be released from the hospital make them think you don’t want to leave. They’ll release you shortly afterwards.

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Yes, my first one.

The discussion went something like this:

Me: “I still can’t come to terms with the idea that I’m so ill. Just 2 months prior I’d taken part in a marathon”
Him: “Oh, so you ran a marathon?!”
Me: “Unfortunately I walked for about 5km”.
Him (scornfully): “Haha, even I am able to run for 5km”
Me: “Yes, but I ran the other 37”.
Him (no longer laughing): “Ah, I see. Well done…”

Soon after I found myself a better pdoc, anyway.

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I like that you calmly defended yourself @Andrey

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I don’t know, serious medication for a not so serious illness. Sometimes i am happy i am not taken too seriously. Well, again, i don’t know, would i die for my statements, i don’t think so. I am just happy to be still alive. I ve been laughed at and abused in psychiatry lots of times.

I had a pdoc who was kind of amused when I told him I like to eat a piece of bread covered with maple syrup. I was talking about whole grain bread. Covering a slice of whole grain bread with maple syrup is not too different from covering a pancake with syrup.

my pdoc laughs a lot but i say silly things i think. But i laugh too when he laughs.