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Originally Posted by Claritytoo
Hi, I live in Long Island NY and have not been able to find a Psychiatrist or Psychologist who's focus is DID accepting new DID patients. I found some that tell me to call back in a few months. Like February 2022. I thought I found one, I waited two months to see her. This was during covid so she was having her patients waiting outside in their cars. I parked behind the building in the shade because it was very hot out and I didn't have enough gas to let the car run with the air on. I didn't realize there was no phone service behind the building and missed her call for me to come up. By the time I realized I had no phone service behind the building it was too late. She said I was 15 minutes late so the appointment was canceled. I tried to make another appointment recently but I was told she will not see me because I missed the first appointment. She never got on the phone so I could only talk to her clerk. Who was very nice but still couldn't help me. My mental health has been at it's worst recently. Scary bad. Any way does anyone know a Psychologist or Psychiatrist in the Long Island NY NY area that is taking patients. I search on line everyday. I call someone everyday and usually I am told maybe in five months or I am referred to someone who hasn't worked with DID patients. Please help if you can. Thanks
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great to see you posting again, hows the cancer treatments going? maybe your doctors can refer you to a mental health treatment provider.
I do have to say though in NY you probably wont find a treatment provider specifically and limited to DID. here in NY a majority of treatment providers no longer do the stigmatizing way of treating people with DID like you see in movies, books and internet clips and popular internet DID guru's.
here in NY treatment providers are trained for working with people of all walks of life and problems. Treatment for DID here in NY does .........not........ focus on things like treating people with "alternate personalities" in terms of regressions into acting like children. here a majority of mental health treatment providers are now on the new definitions, diagnostics and so forth.
what you will find here in NY is mental health treatment providers who work with people who have dissociation problems. here DID is a dissociative disorder. not a personality disorder. most also have strict rules and boundaries like being on time, not acting out violently or childishly and other outdated versions of DID.
my point when looking for treatment providers here in NY dont aim for "im looking for someone who treats DID"
aim instead for "I am having problem / symptom can you help me solve this problem / symptom.
example if I was right now looking for a mental health treatment provider I would pick up the phone and say....
hello are you accepting new patients with such and such insurance?
you are great. Im having a problem. when I am stressed out I feel (wording it in feelings, and as problems and symptoms not disorder names, if they need to know what my past diagnosis labels are they will ask or refer me for testing.)
Do you have anyone that works with these kinds of problems?
Great yes I would like to schedule an appointment.
That is fantastic. ok now before I come over are masks required? Do I need to bring with me any paperwork and vaccination card?
Ok thanks, what is your waiting room like, do I check in with someone?
now on parking (NYC and surrounding areas are a devil of a place for parking. some are lucky to have drive ways but most are street side parking) where would you like me to wait when I get there?
I get as much information about the upcoming appointment with a new treatment provider so that I am prepared and dont accidentally get marked down as a no show. my wife doesnt end up with a parking ticket and so forth.
remember here in NY you are not a disorder, you..... have...... a disorder.
Aim for why you want to be in therapy, what problems/ symptoms you are having and a general idea of what you need help from your new treatment provider on.