[Evis]

I had been seeing a private psychiatrist for the past 8 months and we'd worked pretty hard to establish a good rapport, it took a LOT of work on my part to learn how to trust him, open up to him, reveal things about myself, and to really form a genuine, trusting patient/therapist relationship. One where he would say, "I'll walk with you together through the darkness, I'll help you get through this" and "I'll always be here for you", "you can trust me", I'll never leave you abandoned or alone."

Until a few weeks ago when he abruptly decided that I needed to be hospitalized against my will. So I turn up to session and he's already made the call to the cops and the emt's and BOOM just like that the cops and the ambulance take me into custody and transport me to the largest psych facility in the city. During my time in the psych hospital I am then told that my psychiatrist no longer wants to see me anymore and has requested that I no longer contact him when I get out of hospital. 4 weeks in the hospital I ended up in there.

I am somewhat heartbroken and sad, but mostly I feel BETRAYED at how someone could promise to be there for me, and then so suddenly cut everything off and then refuse to have anything further to do with me.

That hurts. The feelings of betrayal (all the stuff we spoke about during our therapy sessions before, he told the hospital - information that I thought was protected and private, he told them)

And now he wants nothing to do with me.

How do you overcome these feelings of betrayal, when they lead you to believe that they will be there for you, so close, and then next minute they drop-kick you like a sack of **** and want nothing to do with you?

[Fixated]

It has never happened to me, but it is my worst fear.

I'm so sorry it had to happen to you though. It just does not sound right. It sounds like something that should be reported to his bosses or the licensing board.

[Yoda]

I was inpatient numerous times voluntary. Then one time I had an appt with my pdoc and she said I needed to go inpatient again and asked if I was okay with that and I said yes, I would go voluntary again. So she asks one of the social workers to take me to their office and make arrangements but in the short time that it took to walk down the hall to the social worker's office my pdoc changed her mind and decided to involuntary commit me. So I had to go before a judge who I told I would go voluntary but they sent me involuntary anyway.

Boy, was I MAD. I didn't understand why my pdoc would do that to me. During the appointments with my pdoc after I was released I asked her a couple different times why she did that to me. She gave different answers. So I finally told her I wanted a different pdoc and she asked why and I said I could not trust her anymore. Then she started crying. I hadn't expected that and I needed some prescriptions for med refills but I was so uncomfortable I got out of the office as quick as I could and didn't ask for them.

I still don't understand what happened but am much more happy with my current pdoc.

[WikidPissah]

Yes. He called my H and then had me wait in another office for him to come. Then he told H to bring me to the hospital. I talked H out of it in the car, said I didn't need to go I was fine. I lied low for a week, then set up an appt. with PDOC. He never said anything about it. lol.

[bumpy_road]

Not yet,
once by the police, a couple years ago, when I tried to.. well.. you know.
The doc I met there, turned out to be a blessing, she's my new psychiatrist. But the way I've been lately, I'm nervous about the next appt. The hospital, for me, wouldn't be so bad If they still had special smoking rooms. Actually If they still had them, I would never leave....cute nurses.
There are a lot of bad T's out there, but It might have thought to have been in your best interest at the time, and knowing that your trust had been lost, your doc might be in fear of a backlash, due to her/his past experinces. I've been told that many psychiatrists and phych nurses have had to be committed at times too. No one is Immune to mental health issues...All the best to you Evis, take care.

[carly011]

Almost twice. Both times i got out of it somehow. But im scared that it will happen soon with the way i have been lately. Every time i go to my T appt im afraid cops will be there hahaha

All of my admissions have been voluntary, although my pdoc was quite prepared to have me admitted involuntarily if I had not cooperated in a couple of cases. He has always been right when he has insisted I admit myself. If you are not safe, the hospital is really the doctor's only option legally. It feels like a betrayal, but the bigger betrayal would have been to not take action to protect you and you end up dead. 4 weeks is a really long admission. Sounds like you really were in need of help. Sorry it was so traumatic that it happened the way it did.

[noodlzzz]

Hi Noodlzzz just popping over to see how you are, oh and while I'm here I thought I might give you a little assessment under the mental health act.

Then they dragged me out of my student dorms in front of all the other students. Nice one.

[Evis]

Excuse me, Noodlzzz?

[granite1]

yes and i spent the better part of 8 years in institutions and programs

[Towanda]

I would have felt incredibly betrayed, whether I needed to be in the hospital or not. What a terrible thing to do - so sorry to hear that happened to you

[noodlzzz]

Originally Posted by Evis

Excuse me, Noodlzzz?

That's what the psych said to me. Just said she was popping over to see how I was, and then sectioned me.

[carly011]

Looks like i get to find out today. My T wont let me leave her office. Shes trying to get me in IP somewere. If i leave she says she will call 911

[Evis]

Noodlzzz - sorry, I misread your first post... I thought you were referring to some of my old posts, because the same thing happened to me 8 months ago, I got kicked out of school and my dorm room because I got sick... the school sent someone from the health center around to my dorm and they took me directly to the hospital, with security and everything, also in front of other students. Sorry to hear it also happened to you.

Carly - I hope everything will turn out okay for you. Stay safe and let us know what happens.



Still, I can't get over feeling betrayed, 'cos that's essentially what my doc did. Broke my trust. IDK.

[TinaL]

This was a few yrs back. I went in to see my T. We were talking and I expressed my feeling of self-harm. Right away he said I need the hosp. I was resistant. He called the cops/ EMT's and they hauled me off. He was there every day I was in there, but our next session when I was out.. he wanted me to see another T. He said I scared him. The outcome, I felt abandoned.

[eclogite]

Tina, that's awful.

[Shattered Heart]

Yes, three weeks ago. I had seen her for about five years and it was an unforgivable betrayal.

I never thought it was possible as an adult to feel so abandoned, and I really wish I could sue her for emotional pain.

Fortunately I was released in four days. Henceforth, I'm going to ask my internist to prescribe my antidepressants, because I never want to see her again.

If your psychiatrist told you he never wants to see you again, you may have the basis for a lawsuit for abandonment. I'm sorry this happened to you.

[nicoleb2]

My pdoc has never admitted me, but my t has called 911 on me a couple of times. I hate those times.