My therapist has been in the profession for over 30 years. She has personally known, and heard about, psychiatrists who have never worked in the therapy field..... all they do is prescribe medication. She says some of them are very good at doing that and do make a positive difference, but they don't have a clue when it comes to working on the therapy side of things.

In my case, I've been summoned for jury duty. When I told my therapist, she immediately said that there was no way I could do that. I agreed with her which is why I told her about it. But to be excused from jury duty, I need a verification of my conditions from my pdoc. She said I should go see my pdoc because verification from "just" a therapist won't work.

I explained to my pdoc why I didn't feel like I could do jury duty and that my therapist agreed with me. He said there was no way he was going to sign off on that because he thinks I can, in fact, perform my jury duty. Then he asked how long I have been in therapy. When I said 3 years, he actually said that I should find another therapist because there is no reason for me to have been in therapy for that long. I tried to explain how far along I have come during those three years, especially since I can be a very difficult patient sometimes, but he didn't want to hear it.

Instead of finding another therapist, I think I should find another psychiatrist. But in the meantime, I'm on the hook for jury duty.