I have a wonderful, kind, caring and insightful Pdoc, who I've been working with for the past 3 years. And it was only 6 months into last year that he gained my complete trust.

I experienced previous abuse at the hands of another Psychiatrist so it made it very difficult to trust, not him but the Psychiatrist part of him. I'd go to a session and come away feeling positive, but then the doubts would start (what did he mean by *that*, what does he think of me, does he just think I'm full of sh**, what's he writing about me, is he just mentally rolling his eyes and hoping I go away, etc etc) and also that voice in my head that just kept going 'Don't forget, he's still a Psychiatrist, remember what happened last time. If you trust him you're giving away your power'.

The only thing that really helped me was time, letting my more rational side talk back to the doubting, emotional side, and just my Pdoc being there as a constant with every appointment.