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Old Feb 25, 2020, 06:56 AM
fern46 fern46 is offline
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Thanks, everyone. I will call my pdoc's office today to see if I can be put on a waiting list for a new pdoc. I'm sure another pdoc in the office will be fine because my previous two from this office were fine too. I just hope the front desk doesn't pull the same crap as they did when I switched from my previous therapist to my current therapist. (They basically said, "We don't do doctor sharing. You have to cancel them before we can put you on a waiting list for another one." It was frustrating because my previous therapist was talking about himself masturbating when I didn't mention anything about sex or even HINT about the topic of sex. Heck, the topic of sex NEVER came up until HE brought it up that one time. So, I just complied with the office's rules because I didn't want to deal with a horny, then-32-years-old PhD psychologist. I also didn't want to report him because I think he was just being a "young dude," albeit a very immature one. He seemed to think it was funny, when I did not. We used to joke around a lot, and I think he probably thought it was "just another funny joke," which is why I'm not really offended. I was I think 26 at the time, so he was no different than most dudes my age. Plus, I didn't want to get dragged into a huge legal mess that could see me going to court possibly.)

Anyway, I might try to leave my therapist a voicemail today requesting an appt, but I'm unsure of how to phrase my request. I basically want to talk about diagnoses and such, and talk about symptoms SHE perceives. She seems to flip flop a lot about that stuff, though, so who knows what she's going to say about that. Also, I suppose this issue isn't exactly "pressing" and thus doesn't quite warrant a sooner appt. I mean, I'm not making any new med changes at the time and I feel fine, albeit a little anxious/jumpy.
This makes sense as to why you would have to cancel to get on a list. I was thinking you'd be putting your name on a list for a doc in another practice altogether. Have you looked into that option?

About the therapist you mentioned... He was way out of bounds. A lot of clients have abuse in their history and that kind of 'joking' is highly triggering. I'm not saying you did anything wrong by not reporting him, but I hope someone does if he continues with those kinds of topics. It is highly inappropriate. I grew up with brothers and worked in a male driven industry and was often treated like one of the guys. Some of their jokes were sexual in nature, but never went that far. I'm glad you don't see him anymore.
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