Ughhhhh I don’t know what to do. I don’t really think I feel comfortable going back to that therapist who set off my psychosis so badly. At the same time, I would feel really awkward messaging her out of nowhere and being like I’m finding a new therapist. My old therapist who referred me to her because she didn’t feel qualified enough to do emdr said I was free to come back to her whenever, BUT honestly the whole time I was with her I got vibes from her that she didn’t know how to help me and was upset about that, as she is a very nice person.
I think this time I will really try hard to look for a therapist with psychosis experience. That’s like looking for a needle in a haystack though. Just UGH. Anyone have any suggestions???
You are a kind person. And unfortunately that can get in a person’s way. You deserve to have a therapist you feel comfortable with. So do what you need to do, even if you feel cowardly doing it, to get the help you deserve.
It sucks that your old therapist had to hand you off to somebody else. Sometimes that happens, but if your current therapist isn’t working for you, you have every right to look for another.
Yep unfortunately I’ve done serious digging there are NO therapists anywhere near me with actual psychosis experience or speciality. There are some psychiatrists that also provide therapy, however I am quite happy with my current psychiatrist, and I don’t think any of them just provide therapy. The ones who do dual do not take insurance, and it is far too expensive. Even if I just switched to doing both therapy and med management once a month, it would be far more expensive than the set up I have now, where I pay nothing for therapy and have a copay of 90 bucks for doc. UGH.
Your therapist would want you to get the best treatment possible- wether that be with her or with someone else. My therapist told me that because I had my reservations about therapy after having such a bad therapist in the past
I think that my therapist is pleasant enough but honestly I think that she is not used to treating psychotic clients.
I have a feeling that I’m her only one in her practice.
She is used to dealing with neurotic clients.
Lots of unhappy yuppies.
I am kind of stuck with her because she accepts my insurance.
It’s so hard to find a decent therapist who accepts Medicare.
Besides I don’t feel like starting over with a new therapist.
Let me tell you when I’m a psych nurse practitioner someday I’m gonna have in bold on my website or whatever description specializes in psychotic disorders AND I’m gonna take insurance dangit Swear to god, I don’t care if I’m poor. I’m prescribing and giving therapy.
I’ve also been playing with the idea of having like a night time practice because as many of us on here know we keep weird hours and for many w mental illness symptoms get worse at night and there is no support or anyone around then. If I was open from like 6 pm-1 am I’m wondering if that would help.
