Thankd for sharing and engaging in my post. As this psychiatric nurse who I met doesn´t have her own practise it wouldn´t be possible to evaluate her specifically and you can´t point out a certain person in a more general evaluation I´m afraid, not here anyway.
The thought about how many people who shouldn´t work within health care has gone through my mind as well. This nurse was definately one of them. The thing about her not even come to sit in the chair opposite of me but placing herself at a distance at her desk really shows lack of empathy.
I left a complaint to my doctor but I´m a bit afraid that she won´t care about this as just "talking to someone" while you wait to see a therapist is seen as more of an exception. They more or less draw the line between feeling very mentally ill and having tried to commit suicide. They who have tried are those they think are entitled to talking support.
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Originally Posted by nadiahoney
I think there is where my reply goes. And my friend, I feel for you here. I really truly do. Here is my input:
I am so sorry you had to deal with an IDIOT therapist. You can perhaps pass it forward by submitting online and ANONYMOUS evaluations (I for example am seeking a dentist I can afford and am looking not only at costs but at how good they are through online doctor evaluation sites -- reputable ones. People who have bad doctor experiences and good ones too should always do this since the internet is often the only way to find a good therapist.
First of all, I did not take this to be a political question about Obamacare and frankly, I won't even go into healthcare, because I took your question to be simply a question about the therapy issue in general. I DO believe there are good therapists out there. I also DO have hope that you can find that therapist. This is a problem with every single person ever who went to seek help and found crap. You are ABSOLUTELY right in feeling utterly unhappy with that particular experience and let me assure you this is NOT okay. To make you feel isolated and not even give you the respect of proper space and to treat you as insignificant and an inhuman THING to be checked off? Revolting. As someone who has been through nursing school I can tell you, sadly, that there are many people doing the difficult job of treating both minds and bodies that should be handling garbage or food instead, because they just don't have that "caring" and empathetic gene. Shrinks might graduate, and pass the boards, but they fail at the empathy test in the real world. I know this because i have probably seen most of them! No I kid, but I know -- and I know many of us know -- that even the moderators on here (and online therapists) and therapists in person are often so awful at the understanding one's feelings and discomfort or what have you, it is simply beyond belief they do that job.
Here is what I also think, despite my anger and frustration at finding a good therapist: there are DEFINITELY good therapists out there. You might have to see a hundred -- but most likely far fewer -- but somewhere, I simply must hope -- there is that person who can help and WANTS truly to help and best of all, is capable. I know that for you and for me. We deserve it.
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