View Single Post
 
Old Apr 28, 2016, 05:09 AM
Hans_Olo Hans_Olo is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Jul 2015
Location: Ukraine
Posts: 34
Quote:
Originally Posted by WrkNPrgress View Post
Does she also think Global Warming isn't real or that the earth is flat?
Yes! I was really anxious for about a week about Global Warming(problems sleeping etc.) and confessed to her. She said: "There is no Global Warming yet." To be fair it was the last straw, it was the thing that made me lose all of respect to her. I thought of hitting her with something heavy(I'm joking, of course, but I was\is quite mad at her).I was dumped by her before and missed her, but not now.I'm never coming back to her.

The thing is I'm afraid she is right that there is no talk therapy for depression where I live(city/maybe country.) There are psychotherapists who just prescribe you drugs and ask to come in like a month and there are psychologists who are trained to deal with relationship problems, some insecurities, etc(she was one of them). She may be right that depression isn't treated with talk therapy in my country.

Nevertheless, I came to her to make something called psycho-diagnostics( I don't know what it is or how to say it in English). I was recommended a psychotherapist who refused to treat me(she said I have depression) until I get her the aforementioned diagnostics and papers from neurologist and some other doctors. So I spent last three weeks coming everyday to local hospital and waiting in endless queues. Apparently psycho-diagnostics is made in only one place in my city, a state-owned mental health institution. I came there and was offered hospitalization. They said they would share no information with the therapist who sent me on this epic journey(sarcasm). They were very friendly and maybe I should accept the hospitalization offer(it's only few hours per day actually, not a full-day stay). When I mention that I read about therapy in western sources, they say something like "We have different treatment methods here", while not naming those methods themselves. I'm really confused. Also people from different institutions just disagree to cooperate, demand written instructions while writing none themselves, and try to send me somewhere else all the time. It's infuriating. Also there is a sentiment that if I don't go to a therapist assigned to me according to the area I live in and try to chose somebody fitting and caring for me, that there must be something wrong with me and I just want attention.

I once visited a very nice therapist who seemed rather competent and used "European treatment methods"(whatever that is), but she said that I'm too poor to afford her. I miss her.

Last edited by Hans_Olo; Apr 28, 2016 at 05:32 AM.
Hugs from:
Bipolar Warrior, BrazenApogee