My T started hen pecking me to try an anti-depressant. At the first mention of it, I darn near started starring at the walls. Instead, I answered in monosylabic answers. She kept bringing it up. I knew that she thought this was in my best interest and I was frustrating her because she wanted me to be happy. But, I just didn't have it in me. She said something about they should put anti-depressants in the water. I told her that it offended me and tried to express my more moderate views on drugs. She seemed to just let my response drop and never once invited me to share my reservations about drugs. I ended up going her way on it. But, I still feel that she could have invited me to share my pros/cons list. She could have been more open about the risks, negative consequences etc. I can't make a proper decision on whether to talk to a psychiatrist for the first time without an honest appraisal of the option from both sides. I had to do my own research and thinking in her absence to come to my conclusions.
I can still work with her because I know that she cares and knows what she is doing. I just keep wanting to ask her to remember to be more open to all sides of a decision rather than only pointing out the positives of drugs.