Thread: New Pdoc :-(
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Old Sep 18, 2007, 12:10 PM
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He was the 1st pdoc to ever ask so much about social/environmental/family/relationship issues.

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I think that is a good thing. That said, however, I think your new pdoc has a shortsighted view of your goals for your mental health. It sounds like he thinks your meds and your therapy are targeting exactly the same issues, and I guess I wouldn't agree with that, based on what you've shared here before. He seems really focused on depression, whereas you seem to be seeing your therapist for much more than that. (Sorry, if I am wrong.) Maybe as you get to know him better, he will realize this is not as one dimensional as he thinks.

I hope you will discuss this with your T. Sometimes I wish the Ts would stay out of meds, and the pdocs stay out of therapy. Therapy is a service you are contracting for, and if it is helping you and you are willing to pay for it, what should pdoc have to say about it? Nada, IMO.

Hope you are feeling better today
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