[kaliope]

I see a psychiatrist at the state facility. My T recommended my pdoc saying our personalities matched. I am scared of doctors and become so anxious around them I have panic attacks or cry throughout the sessions. Several of the pdocs at the state facility lable me borderline as a result of this. Since being matched with my pdoc things have gone very well. We have found the right meds to address my ptsd and bipolar. We have developed an excellent trusting relationship to address my needs. Now he has quit and i will be assigned to a new psychiatrist. Hearing this in my T's office led to a dissociative episode which i havent had in a long time. Also led to thoughts of self harm which i did not tell my T about. My T tries to assure me it should not be a big deal because we know what meds work and the new doc will follow in my old docs treatment plan. I of course am catastrophizing it. It nauseates me. This is like the end of the world for me.

[Christina86]

! Well, that sucks! I do hope the new psychiatrist works out, but that sucks that it's so sudden and you're left in the lurch like that.

[mokie]

Oh I have been there I had a pdoc who I could come in say ok this is what has happened and now I think I need this or that and he would be like sounds good or let's try this first. I know if he would of stayed I be in a better place right now. Just take a deep breath, still don't know how that works and try to think of the postive outcomes. He may be better then the one who quit. Wish you well and let us know how it goes.

[WePow]

Sending you safe hugs! This will be hard for you, but you can do it.
Allow yourself to feel the sad and angry emotions. It is the loss of an intimate relationship. It is OK to feel upset about this.

You can feel all those emotions while still knowing that you are safe and that you will be "OK."