Rebuttal to Conflicting Agendas

ANONYMOUS said:

I totally disagree with you. I have a wonderful therapist and a very professional psychiatrist ... and believe it or not, they consult with each other about the best treatment plan for me. Sure you have to shop around for the right fit (sort of like dating) but the search is definitely worth the wait. If you have a therapist who won't consult with your psychiatrist (or vise versa), time to find new doctors. The search is worth the wait. Don't just pick someone out of the phone book. There are plenty of great doctors out there you just have to look. I am better off than I have ever been in my life and I thank both my doctors for that. Instead of slagging off all doctors, maybe you should do some research first to find the best fit for you. I knew my psychiatrist was the right one from the very first appointment -- she asked a lot of good questions and was very thorough. Same goes for my therapist. And no I don't think they're just after my money. They really care and I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

Conflicting Agendas?

ANONYMOUS said:

Whenever I've gone to a therapist/social worker (someone who cannot prescribe medicine), I'm told I just need to process my feelings by talking about them endlessly until it's out of my system. Whenever I've gone to a psychiatrist (who can prescribe medicine) I'm told I have a personality disorder or some other psychiatric disorder that will require medicine. It's really that black and white between the two. And even though your therapist is supposed to talk to your psychiatrist about you to come up with the best plan, that never happens. This is because psychiatrists view themselves as "the real experts" who shouldn't lower themselves by consulting a lowly therapist. The whole industry just seems very fucked up and contradictory, if you ask me. I think both therapists and psychiatrists are full of shit, making money off of people's problems, and not really wanting you to get better. That's just my honest opinion y'all.