I think you could be right about mean neurologists, BethRags. Two I went to were pretty cold and rough. Once during an appointed with one I started to cry, really hard, which is abnormal for me. She literally yelled at me to stop and even physically shook me a bit. She would also discount some symptoms in a harsh way saying something like "That's all psychiatric-based!" Even if they were, her tone was inappropriate.

Another neurologist I went to (as a switch from the one above) barely said anything. Nothing helpful. All I remember was him basically threatening to contact the DMV to suspend my driver's license, if I told him I experienced symptoms I thought might be seizure activity.

The epileptologist was the nicest of the lot, but I only saw him once.