Have you ever have a therapist or a psychiatrist who didn’t like you? How did you handle it?
Or the opposite. A therapist or psychiatrist who really liked you?
I had one of my favorite therapists say to me, “I like you”. To tell you the truth, I think that was the most she helped me after 5 years of seeing her. Most of my psychiatrists I have been ambivalent about or it was ambiguous as to whether they liked me or not.
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Had a bunch of therapists over the years, but one of them was so unhelpful. I would tell her things I haven’t told anybody before, and she would dismiss the problem completely and say “No, you don’t have that problem, you’re fine”. I told the psychologist about this, and he said that this therapist tends to minimize everyone’s problems. Then when she found out I was diagnosed with selective mutism as a child, she would snap at me every time the conversation went silent and sort of tease me about this mutism coming back again, which made me upset because I wasn’t talking that much not because I was anxious or shy, but because I knew anything I would say, she would just put me down. I’m glad I stopped seeing her.
My current therapist likes me I’m sure, but seems a bit put off when seeing me maybe? I like her, but it seems she doesn’t try to help suggest some coping skills or solution to problems. It seems like she is just diagnosing me, by saying, yep, that’s a thought disorder, oh no, you’re awfully manic, well that’s a sign of schizophrenia. I thought therapists couldn’t diagnose or suggest medications to a patient, just advice. Odd.
Hey glad you had a therapist that said she likes you Nick, that felt good I bet! Take care!
My therapist and doctor like me and I like them too. I have a 4 year relationship with both with a bit of an off period. I had a doctor who didn’t dislike me, but he was very lazy…ok maybe he disliked me. It was literally 2 minutes “how are you doing?” “here’s your scrypt(s)” and we were off. He would line up so many appointments back to back and I was very avoidant non-social at the time (Now I’m a big talker when it comes to those kind of things) and story be told I would pay a bunch of money for 2 minute appointments just to get the scripts. Then there was a psychologist I saw one time who was a bigotty beotch, and didn’t even let me speak who I just never saw again. I would change psychiatrists/social workers, as theres tons in my area, if I disliked them. You choose your care, they don’t choose you. One appointment and it’d be easy for me to gauge what I think of them, I notice most therapists/doctors are pretty nice people. O well.
You change therapists. I have no idea what my therapist’s opinion is of me, but she’s always very nice. If I had a mean one I’d find someone else in an instant.
I’ve had one therapist who I think didn’t really like anyone. He was a jerk to every single member of my care team at the time. He was always telling me I wasn’t feeling or experiencing what I was.
It didn’t take long before I went back to my older pdoc.
I have a feeling the doc I have… likes me now. He did say a while ago he looks forward to seeing me.
I had a support worker who didn’t like me or want to help she was very negative which I don’t need
I had issues with all of my psychiatrists. Starting to have some disagreements with my current psychiatrist.
I never had a therapist or psychiatrist dislike me, but had plenty of self important - sociopathic type psychiatrists who basically overloaded me on meds and never managed my meds the way they should.
My current psychiatrist changes her mind a lot and like most psychiatrists distorts or hides the truth - Psychiatry is a guessing game - lots of trial and error, its more of an art than it is a medical science
How I view this is that they do not need to like or dislike you, it is not their job. Of course, some more close relationships may be created during the time.
My support worker was unprofessional
Yes, they should not make negative comments about different people and matters. I have heard sometimes these support people making jokes about other people which I have viewed negatively.