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Originally Posted by HD7970GHZ
Hi Phoenix,
Was there some kind of warning about this or did they just blatantly say you were done treatment?
Are you attached to the treatment team? I know I get attached and a sudden loss of treatment would be VERY difficult to handle!
I think you need to do what is right for you, and who better than you to know what that is. If you feel you need more assistance, tell them. If they don't listen or don't validate it - get an advocate to help you. You should NOT be tossed aside until it is fair to do so.
I may be speaking from an entirely different perspective, but I have heard that being "stuck in the system," can be a bad thing. I wouldn't be quick to judge them as being unhelpful or malicious. Perhaps there is another reason for ending treatment that is outside the scope of your awareness. All you can do is ask.
I know there was a point in time (years ago) where I was told to take a break from therapy because the point of therapy is to get out of therapy... I became attached to the idea of therapy and of course the therapeutic relationships I was building, and so I didn't want to stop going... I suppose this could also be what they refer to as, "stuck in the system."
Thanks,
HD
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I don't really feel attached to my treatment team, necessarily, but I like the idea of periodic check-ins so that any kind of crisis would be less of a crisis. It took me years to agree to go to therapy and agree to get on medication, and I
just got used to the idea that I would need to do this for the rest of my life, and now I guess I'm confused.
My Pdoc died suddenly of a heart attack, and right now they have a nurse practitioner prescribing. My Pdoc kept a crazy schedule and saw patients every 15 minutes, but they said up front that the new nurse practitioner wouldn't be seeing as many patients. I think they just have too many patients to fit in. Right after I found out he passed away, they asked me if I wanted to transfer to my PCP, and I said no. Yesterday was the only appointment I've had since then, and they just said I needed to talk to my PCP and we needed to have a plan for discharging me. So I guess there wasn't really a "warning," per se, and I don't feel "kicked out." They said I'm not "banned" from returning, but I do worry about how long it might take to get an appointment if I really needed one.
I have an appointment to discuss it with my PCP Monday. I'm wondering if I should call the other clinic and see what it would cost to go there.