Alexa, play "Five Years" by David Bowie

By elle - 19/11/2013 17:31 - United States - Round Lake

Today, I saw a psychiatrist for the first time. After telling her everything I'm going through, she looked at me and said "You know… every five years or so I get a case completely beyond my ability to help." I guess it's been five years. FML
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cats400 16

I think you should look for a different therapist....

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Littlelee240 11

At least she was honest with you instead of pretending to help and taking your money for weeks.

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Wizardo 33

Tell him/her one thing at a time, then make connections and get to the root of the problem.

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cosicosei 22

There's absolutely NO reason for OP to try and make it easier for her therapist... That's the therapists job.

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MrSassypants 33

The therapists job is to make it easier for the therapist? No wonder why my therapist threw me out the widow.

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Wizardo 33

I'm just saying if the therapist looks at the problems one by one it may seem less daunting and that she may actually be able to help OP, by helping others sometimes you help yourself.

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cosicosei 22

Yeah, it's (part of) the therapists job to make it easier for herself. She takes the scattered information from the patient and it's her job to dechipher it and make sense of it... Where did I go wrong exactly?

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CptBarker 12

Sorry op. If you need some one to talk to I'm here. Shoot me a message. That goes to every one else as well.

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Thejackel79 9

I get you are trying to be nice but people would rather go to a friend or someone who is a professional with this sort of thing.

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skitzymew 19

53, there's some people that would rather talk to a complete stranger so that they don't get biased opinions from a friend. Imagine, talking to a friend about a problem with a bf/gf, if you are unhappy, they are most likely going to tell you to leave because they care about you. A stranger will tell you what they would do, without knowing the other person or yourself. They would either tell you the same as a friend, or they'd give you ways to fix the issue.

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elusiveshame 22

That's awful. It sounds like your psychiatrist is just lazy

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ffffffffck 13

No they're not being lazy. Therapy is a very intimate, long term process - so client and psychiatrist both have to be comfortable with working with each other.

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CptBarker 12

Sorry op. If you need some one to talk to I'm here. Shoot me a message. That goes to every one else as well.

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LanaRenee13 6

why did this get so many down votes? it looks like the commenter was just being nice. way to be deranged, fml.

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Kibaruto 33

#80 Probably because he already posted it, and double posting is annoying.

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xxBFMVAAMIWxx 18

I know the feel my friend

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SininenAave 9

That is very insensitive, she should have referred you to someone who has the ability and competence to help instead of making you feel bad.

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limitedition 25

It's a good thing she was honest with you. I think it's more of a statement of her skill level then it being any sort of a statement on you.

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doglover100 28

Nobody is helpless.

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kristiniccole 8

It's pretty shitty if a professional therapist says she can't help you with your problems. I guess she needs to Go back to college man.

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howdoilogin 9

Being crazy isn't so bad, just control it so it doesn't damage your life.

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kristiniccole 8

I'm pretty sure if you're crazy you can't control it..

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