In my experience, people get frustrated when their treatment (either meds or therapy) does not work. Instead of feeling bad about their skills or the impotency of their treatment/profession, they satisfy their ego by making it the patient's fault. "You are resistant." "You don't want to get better." "You aren't thinking enough positive thoughts for the meds to work." Eventually it becomes "you are faking the whole thing for attention." This has been my experience anyway.

Unfortunately I have not found a way to change their minds. You see, they do not like to believe they are wrong. It wasn't that they were wrong for all those years they said I had X diagnosis, it was the fact that I am so 'manipulative' and know how to 'play the system' that I 'tricked' them for so long.

I would recommend starting from scratch with a new psychiatrist and therapist. Do not give them access to previous records if you can help it, because they will read them and decide to believe the notes over you before they have even met you! That is what I am doing. So far my new T believes me (I told him the things they said and did to me - I was very nervous about doing so, but it has traumatised me and I will need help to get over it, so he needs to know), and I'm hoping that it continues. Maybe you could tell your new treatment providers what you've written here? Tell them you find it hard to talk about the voices. Hopefully this time they will listen.

I wish you all the best, and welcome to PC! I hope you find it safe to post here.

*Willow*