[AncientMelody]

I have two remaining sessions with my psychiatrist, one in may and one in june. I will note that my psychiatrist is my therapist.I've mentioned this initially on another post.

My challenge is what to do for next session. To be brief, I had a bit of a mental health crisis 2 months ago that he handled poorly and we had a difficult couple of months. Things are finally resolving now, but my husband psychiatrist and I are all in agreement that some type of discussion regarding the "big picture" of my mental health would be a good thing

However: I feel there is a bit of friction between my husband and my psychiatrist. She would not talk to him directly when she called me during my crisis even though I not only encouraged but actually requested it. He felt blown off. He probably would have supported her treatment plan more had she spoken to him

I feel that I've dealt with misunderstanding on both sides. I have a severe sleep disorder that went undiagnosed for years. I'm seeing that this had a huge impact on my mental health. The way I see it....say 70% of my mental illness was directly a result of the sleep disorder. My husband thinks my anxiety will all magically disappear once I have surgery to treat my condition. He feels I won't ever need meds. I dont' agree completely. However, I ALSO don't agree with my psychiatrist who still sees my anxiety as a "primary" issue and feels I need not just a therapist but a psychiatrist. I'd say she sees my sleep disorder as accounting for 20% of my mental illness.

I just don't know if I can deal with using one of my only two remaining appointments to wrap things up with her on her and my husband having a disagreement on my mental health especially when I feel BOTH of them are off the mark on opposite extremes.

I guess I am thinking that this conversation with my husband and a medical provider does need to happen. I'm just not so sure that it's what I need at this time with this doctor. Maybe I would prefer to have him discuss with my family physician who is well aware of my mental health concerns but sees the "bigger picture" better than my psychiatrist, or perhaps with the new counselor I do plan to get established with. And that way I can just focus on closure with my psychiatrist

So....any thoughts or recommendations here? Ironically this stress of waiting for this appointment is bothering my mental health more than anything else!

[Pennster]

Sounds like a lot on your plate! It does sound like it would be best to focus on focusing on closure with your psychiatrist, and dealing with your husband through your family physician. That sounds like it would be more effective and would also give you less stress.

I'm sorry it's so stressful!! It sounds hard.