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Originally Posted by Hummingbird1950
That is such a good idea Going, thank you !! I never thought of going back to my primary and asking for my psych meds until I get straightened out with a new psych doc. She did order me a months supply of Klonopin in the hopes I would get settled with a new psych doc. So, will send her a text tomorrow to inquire if she will agree to this. Wow, you have such insight and great ideas !!! 
Once I was in the car and traveling and chatting with my volunteer driver, one of my favorites, I calmed down and enjoyed the ride there. I am very familiar with the location of this office as it's right across the street from where I used to live.
She had a beautiful office, very large with lots of sunny windows looking over a sunny pasture. Very comfortable chairs and pretty wall hangings too (no scary pictures) and she was funny and I immediately relaxed and then..................came some of her tough questions............. and it scared me that she might decide not to see me again, so I did not tell her everything. She kept trying to get me to admit I dissociate, but I kept deferring to the fact that it might be absonse seizures I have as actually there is really no test to determine either. I did not tell her I have BiPolar ll, but she knows my s. ideations and my many hospitalizations in the past. I have had two instances in the past where a therapist has turned me away due to my diagnoses which has made me very gunshy, so I slowly want to let her know about being BiPolar. She got stuck on my former spouse, the sociopath and she kept asking if I was still in contact with him and had I seen him recently and looked hard at me when I told her about going thru a domestic violence women's shelter for safety against former spouse. So, I got most of the worst over with. She did agree to see me on Thursday and the following Thursday and she really didn't seem to want my co-payment, she said it will all come out in the wash, she was not worried. But the three issues she is concerned with is ... do I dissociate, where is the former spouse and not knowing I have BiPolar. Other than that, the whole hour went smashingly well.
No, I did not tell her about that other therapist, yet. We did talk about the peculiarities of my former psych doc and his business arrangements which were very odd and worrisome and she concurred that it was best not to go back to him.
So, I am looking forward to seeing my new therapist in two days, yay !! I hope she will continue to see me, feeling very vulnerable over this.
Birdie
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Hi Hummingbird1950!
Thanks for the update! It sounds like there is a good chance that your Primary Care Physician will agree to prescribe your medication for you. I am sure that she will understand your situation. I wonder if it might be a good idea to go and see her. It might be easier to explain everything in person than in a text message. I hope she agrees to it!
I am so very sorry that you have been in a domestic violence relationship with your ex-husband. I am sorry for the trauma that he caused you.

Your psychologist is very, very concerned about you. I am too. I am glad that you shared all of that with her. Please be safe.
What a nice change! She is a keeper. She is more concerned about your safety and you getting the help that you need than getting paid. On top of that, she is funny and she makes you feel very relaxed. I am really happy for you! I agree that you should tell her about your bipolar 2 diagnosis. I get the impression that you can trust her. I hope all of your appointments go well with her. I think that she will continue to see you; otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to another appointment! But, I understand your being nervous and anxious.
Good luck to you with everything. Also, please be safe.