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Originally Posted by growlycat
It is so hard learning how to be your own health advocate. I’ve had primary care doctors who were super uncomfortable with my mental health issues and those doctors saw me when I was well functioning overall!
I’m wondering if anyone had had any luck reaching out to a mental health organization to see if they have advocacy services?
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Advocacy services? It seems like you invented something really great that doesn't exist.
The closest to that I have found is when I call my local crisis hotline. I think it is unusual. It's state funded. You can call as much as you want. The only thing is you don't get the same person every time.
Primary care doctors, in my opinion, should not be involved with mental health care. I don't think they should be prescribing mental health medication. They don't have the training. I don't even know why they are in the loop. As I said from now on I am viewing my primary care doctor as a technician...as she does not seem...very insightful.