My first impression, gosh, that was 4.5 years ago, early 2009. It took me 3 months to get the appointment, by virtue of being a new patient.
OK, well, for starters, Oh, he's the psychiatrist. It's an office of neurologists. Been in that office for a couple years with my neurologist.

I remember being nervous, because this was my first time seeing a pdoc. Walked me down the hall to his office, I want to say it was normal chit-chat, because that's the norm walking down the hallway. This first appointment, was different from other appointments, because he took two chairs and we faced each other. And the initial session interview, began.

He wears glasses, and is tall, carries himself as self-assured, so I could tell whatever it was that I had, he would get to the root of it. At first, for a while I just saw him as stoic. Which, doesn't strike me odd, after all, I'd expect that in his profession.

Through the years, have I seen him smile? Yes. There's been times, in the earlier years appointments, that he'd ask me a question, and sit typing at his computer, which to me, is the modern version of pen and paper. Hmmm. Mmmmm. That type of session, was my first impression, imagined what seeing Freud would be like.

I am the type, that he'd ask a question, I answer. Stop. He'd pick himself out of the computer, quizzically, and then ask another question. I'd answer.

Of course, there's the barrage of questions, all the same ones. You all must know those?

I didn't go to him between May of last year, until October of this past year. But when I returned in October, I had brought a book, to read in the waiting room. And for some reason or another, walking down that hallway, he asked me a question about it. I said, to myself, F..., stop being distracted by whatever is distracting me, and just pay attention for a change. So, I said, I am sorry, can you repeat what you just asked me. And he did.

Then the following appointment, was more sports oriented. Then the following appointment, more engaging and wow, he smiles and gets animated! I've even seen him smile, it's a really big smile.

Well, that's what mine is like.