And what is a good psychiatrist for you?
I think a lot of pdoc’s start out with the supposition that you’re deluded. I would have appreciated a little more empathy.
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They all ignore negative symptoms as there is no treatment available 
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When I was pretty ill my psychiatrist seemed to take it personally the fact that I was a little hostile towards them.
I expect a psychiatrist to see a person as mentally ill and not as a normal person who’s being a bit difficult.
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the only thing i expect from my pdoc is to renew my prescriptions, ask about symptoms, and handle paperwork for things like disability reviews. i don’t need a lot from my pyschiatrist, meds are most important to me and honestly i don’t like pdoc appts as they ask the same questions every time and try to get me to get bloodwork done all the time or have a physical checkup at the clinic.
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Empathy. And listening to me. And prescribing appropriate meds.
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I need them to believe me when I report symptoms. I’ve had pdocs laugh out loud when I try to explain my delusions, or tell me that I’m just making it all up for attention
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A medal and a ticker tape parade. Some kind of recognition like that.
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@anon2818416 , don’t you wonder why jerks like that even go into psychiatry?! Obviously, they’re not there to help mentally ill people
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They cant help sh!t, I think its better to be psychotic with no negative symptoms than being in bed 90% of my time and never getting out of the house. Its worse than prison. I am thinking of stopping meds to not have negative symptoms anymore. He told me that he cant help me.
yea i don’t expect that much from my pdoc. he just follows up my symptoms and prescribes me meds and makes sure i keep getting my bloodwork done. I like it that he is empathic and tries to understand what it’s like for me. Also good that he sends me to the psych ward when it’s needed and i don’t see it myself anymore but that been a couple years now so i’m glad.
id want my pdoc to be understanding and compassionate
Meds. That’s it. All I expect from a psychiatrist.
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