psychiatrist

I woke up at 1pm yesterday dressed in bed . I missed the intire day but at least i went to class. So i went to my psychiatrist appointment. It was an hour long. I thoguht my T was going but she wasn't and i did not know that. I was very uncomfortable with him and being alone with a man. he asked really personal questions and some i wouldn't answer . then i lost time and he said he was looking around for a toy. anyways, i was also a nervous reck with him. my anxiety was high when i left his office. Does anyone else go through this. and why would he want to talk to me with out my Therapist present. I dont know what he think but he did raise the lexapro. and put me on sleeping pills.

Any psychaitrist that - I - have ever talked to has always talked with - ME - alone. - MY - therapists were/are able to accompany ME but must wait in the lobby during th e session. unless the appointment is specifically set up between the therapist and psychiatrist as a joint session -I - have always had to talk to the psychiatrist alone. For any therapy agency - I - have ever been with this has just been the way it is done when a client has both a psychiatrist and a therapist. They do this because they work with clients to achieve independance not dependance on a treatment professional.

what you can do is during your next therapy session talk with your therapist and ask her to set up a joint appointment for both the therapist and the psychiatrist and you to attend. But they will also want to know why you need a joint session -

some reasons when a therapist and psychiatrist will hold a jointed session with a client - conflict resolution of and for the treatment plans, one or the other is leaving the case, transitioning to a new psychiatrist and or therapist,

Hi confused,
I'm so sorry you are having a rough time of it. Whenever I went to the psychiatrist, my t went with me. I'm kind of a scaredy cat and so T went with me as support and so if I checked out, I would still get the information I needed. The only thing the psychiatrist asked before we went in was was a question directed at me as to whether or not I would like my T with me, to which I nodded my head... um scaredy cat... lol.

I so understand how uncomfortable you must have felt going by yourself to someone who focused on you. It's different going into a crowd of people who don't know you from George, but going to an appointment where the focus is on you, whew, I'm usually gone for the count and then am left wondering what was said. For me, it's scary as well as frustrating.

I think it's probably normal for psychiatrists to talk to clients without the therapist, but as long as your therapist is willing, I think it's fine for your therapist to go if that is what you need. I would say to talk to your therapist and let her know how you felt and just ask. My T offered because she knew how much I fear people, but if T doesn't offer next time, ask her if she would be willing.

Good luck to you. I'm glad you were at least able to get what you needed with the medication.

I tend to think that it's more normal for a psychiatrist to see a patient alone, rather than having the T show up too. In fact, unless it's a clinic setting (literally) and there is a need for such, having your T with you is out of the ordinary.

I'm glad for those who have T when they need them there, though.