The most memorable thing a psychiatrist said to me was said by a hospital psychiatrist. I was talking about how I didn't want to need anyone. He told me babies will die without social contact (failure to thrive,) and asked why did I think that I could cope with social isolation just because I was an adult.

My personal psychiatrist had been consulting with colleagues over the phone about a mixed episode I was in. They had recommended that he commit me. He said that he trusted I would get help without being forced. That meant the world to me; I agree with his approach.

I will never tell my psychiatrist how much I love him like a father and how much I fear disappointing him. I know it's transference, and can be good to discuss, but I'm not ready.