I don't generally count the psychiatrists I saw in the psych hospital or Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospital programs. If I did, my answer would be around 22. If I only count psychiatrists I saw on a private basis, the answer would be 5. Out of the 5, the most significant ones were the psychiatrist that originally diagnosed me with bipolar disorder (who I saw for about four weeks total, then one more time a year later when he hospitalized me), and my current one, whom I have been seeing for about 14 years. I have a deep affection for my current psychiatrist. There's a bit of story behind that. He is an incredibly kind and caring man. There will be a day when I have to stop seeing him. That will be very sad for me.

Excluding hospital therapists and IOP/PHP therapists, which are hard to count, I've seen many more private therapists (14) than private psychiatrists (5). There are many stories behind my frequent changes in therapists. A handful were only one visit long.