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Old Mar 10, 2013, 09:54 PM
garden gal garden gal is offline
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Yeah, I can relate! My current psychiatrist actually has some people skills, which I appreciate. I left my last psychiatrist (who seemed otherwise competent) because he didn't seem to have any empathy or even near-human people skills. It was hard when I was depressed, overwhelmed, and crying in his office... and he just looked at me with this completely expressionless stare, and wasn't able to acknowledge me or express kindness in any way. It just didn't work for me. My meds are complex enough that I need to see a psychiatrist (as opposed to a general practitioner), but I think my standards of how I expect to be treated have gotten higher over the years.
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