[whomever]

If a patient breaks a contract with doc.( verbal one) does that give that doc. the right to send her up the river knowing it will totally ruin the pts. life and then turn around and take her money and give nothing in return?

[SweetCrusader]

Could you give us more specifics about what happened?

[whomever]

this was many years ago. Major , Major! depression hit and I didn't respond very well to any of the meds they made me worse even agressive at times any way I lost any form of reason and my doc at the time refused to have anything to do with me other than have me sent to a state hospital ( no confidentiality in those places) when I got out I felt like a whipped idiot since I didn't feel compfortable going to some one new he agreed to see me, but I didn't know that he was sticking labels on me that I still can't live down. short version of the story

[SeptemberMorn]

Having been in your possition almost three yrs ago, I'm wondering why you would want to go back to a dr you felt didn't do right by you?

Since you say you had lost all sense of reason, have you considered the fact that the dr didn't have any other choice?

Maybe what you consider "labels" are just diagnoses that drs have to use in order to bill whatever medical insurance you have. They also need the diagnoses for your records so that anyone else who treats you will have some clue as to what's wrong with you. There are exceptions to any illness. Not all the symptoms are present or you may have added symptoms.

Doctors are bound by the confidentiality rule. Why are you having trouble "living down" his diagnoses?

If you're thinking about legal recourse, the number of years gone by may have a lot of bearing on whether you have a case or not. That's something you need to find out.

Good luck.

[whomever]

not thinking of legal recourse he got away with it and so be it but I feel stripped. there are other ways for that stuff to get around. and the labels to mean something and no he didn't have to put me there. he was getting rid of me

[soledad1]

I'm sorry that happened to you. I know that people can be misdiagnosed and those diagnoses can follow you around for years. Can you see someone else who may be willing to change your diagnosis and give you some kind of effective treatment?

It must have felt like a terrible betrayal when he sent you to the hospital. Doctors can have such great power over their patients that I believe they do cause a great deal of harm sometimes even without intending to. All doctors aren't bad I hope you won't let a really bad experience with one keep you from ever trying again.

[whomever]

the next one said " You had your chance" and never even talked to me

[soledad1]

Well he sounds like a jerk... but he's not the only other doctor.....I know it may be hard but I hope you don't give up on yourself and keep looking for someone who can help you.. I'm glad you found the forum. Keep posting. There are people here who are on your side.

[(JD)]

Ok. here I go again... confused. I'm still quite depressed and maybe have no um no business responding to any post... and since I can't read and remember everyone's posts... sorry, ahead of time.

But didn't you state that YOU broke a verbal contract with your doctor? Didn't you state that YOU lost "any form of reason" and your doctor sent you "up the river" so to speak?

Perhaps you are still working from a skewed perspective about this incident? Maybe you went back to the same doctor because you know inside that you were out of control, and that he may have just saved your life; that he cares for you to go ahead and do this, knowing full well it would be on your record but it was that or lose you forever?

Maybe he had to use those labels to allow them to give you the treatment he knew you needed? Maybe some of those labels actually fit???

We have all had to live through being labelled.

I don't know. I wasn't there. I'm still not. I am known around here for viewing things differently at most times. Sometimes it actually helps.

The important thing now is, you can continue to help yourself, and appear to be trying to gain a good perspective.

Welcome to psychcentral. Sorry I missed chatting with you earlier.

[whomever]

yes I did say that and I meant that I had lost it for a short time and I was experiencing things that I had no idea. maybe I should have been forwarned about this and that doesn't excuse him from taking my money and giving nothing in return. and it doesn't excuse the 2nd jerk that was years later. it has to do with age. the second one was a real jerk

[(JD)]

yeah, some are jerks. I think when I make a contract with my T, that THAT gives him the option of doing whatever he thinks is necessary, based upon my state of mind. That IS what I pay him for, whether I agree with it or not. The decision to make the contract is the decision I get to make.

[Mahali]

Malt,
You say your doctor was a jerk and believe me, I know how big of a jerk some docs can be. But you said he took your money and gave you nothing in return. What was it you expected?

Do you know what the second doctor meant when he said you had your chance?

I'm sorry you had some bad experiences with doctors but there are good ones out there. Keep working to help yourself and you will find others that can help.

[whomever]

the second one meant just that he wasn't going to bother with me. and I do think that docs or therapist should at least know how to get you to talk at least to make an attempt at finding out what the problem was

[Mahali]

malt,

Yes they should be able to do at least that.
Why did second one say he would not bother with you?

Could you give us the longer version?

I at least am having some trouble getting the big picture (maybe it is just me) but perhaps we could be of more support and offer more constructive answers to your question with the longer version.

Sorry to be so obtuse.

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