Psychiatrist made things worse

[Sudds3]

I made an appointment with my schools psychiatrist that comes in every wednesday for yesterday. It was just sitting in a boring room answering a ton of questions. Didnt learn anything i didnt know. I knew that if i said i was suicidal and such that they would have to call my parents so i left that part out thinking it would ve fine. Last night i went to an Imagine Dragons concert, it was simply amazing! Coolest thing ive ever seen. But i got in the car and dropped my friend off and my mom talked to me about my failing english and yelled at me a lot for "completely pissing my grades away" and then said that she got a call that day from the school telling her everything. I couldnt believe it, my worst fear came true. I just wanted to get some help without anyone knowing but now a ton of people know. My mom couldnt stop telling me she loved me and that things get better and all that bull shit and it sucked. Everything is too different now and no one treats me the same anymore. On top of that my best friends parents just got a divorce and he isnt doing well at all. Last night i was so close to trying to OD again but he talked me out of it. I didnt think that things could get any worse, but they did. Im just happy im going to Florida for a week with a friend tomorrow so i dont have to be with my family

[GoneForGood]

Hey, some psychiatrists won't help at all. You have to find one right for you. I have never talked to one, but I have had people try to dig into my subconscious mind like they knew how. I'm sure your mom is just worried about you, but I know how bad other people's pity feels.
Hopefully your trip to Florida can take your mind off of some things. And please don't do anything to hurt yourself. I know how being suicidal feels. You can message me anytime you want. Hope this somewhat helped.

-Maggie

[crepesuzette]

some psychiatrists are really uncaring and detached. believe me, I have met a therapist, not a psychiatrist, who just didn't give a damn about how I felt. she just went uh huh every time I spoke, and then she shifted gears. I was like what the hell.... then we started playing card games like uno or slap jack or something like that. she would always try to win me out. that was terrible. i didn't really like her and my mother hated her. she had caused a divide between me and my mother and i blame it solely on her. for she had offered nothing helpful but a bunch of crap. her message did not affect me and that was the sad part. she was not caring. the other therapist who had heard my stories were much more caring; or maybe they were feigning concern.

[crepesuzette]

yeah i was planning on seeing this psychiatrist and they said that he would see me every week and stuff like that. i'm just like no way there's no way that i can possibly be called out every week. it was a waste of my time. all i need is for him to help me dissolve some of the remaining hatred that I have for former classmates in middle school who used to bully me quite considerably. It was the most horrible experience I have ever had. Nobody ever apologized to me. I felt like i was left out in the cold, getting sick. Life isn't fair; honestly it isn't. and I think that everyone has the right to get the crap out of their systems if that's what makes them feel better. they should not have to keep it inside them because who the hell wants to carry all that burden with them throughout their life? we all have to move on and we all need to realize that psychiatry is not a guarantee to all our issues. talk to a friend; i'm sure friends are much more helpful than those psychiatrist. for some reason, i just don't think that they care. all they really want is for you to see them so they get paid. my school therapist wanted me to go into therapy really badly and i kept turning him down because i was trying to let him know that i was not easily influenced or beguiled into a decision that i wasn't serious enough to consider. I needed some more time to think and so i gave it a week of thought and I said no. then i went back and forth to see him simply because I could not control myself at times. sometimes I just felt like throwing my eraser when I'm upset and that's what I needed to talk to him about. since I don't have anythign to displace my anger, I use my poor eraser.

[Sudds3]

some psychiatrists are really uncaring and detached. believe me, I have met a therapist, not a psychiatrist, who just didn't give a damn about how I felt. she just went uh huh every time I spoke, and then she shifted gears. I was like what the hell.... then we started playing card games like uno or slap jack or something like that. she would always try to win me out. that was terrible. i didn't really like her and my mother hated her. she had caused a divide between me and my mother and i blame it solely on her. for she had offered nothing helpful but a bunch of crap. her message did not affect me and that was the sad part. she was not caring. the other therapist who had heard my stories were much more caring; or maybe they were feigning concern.

I know how you feel. All the guy did was sit there, type, drink his soda, and say "uh huh" and it felt like he was just there to be there. It sucked

[crepesuzette]

these guys don't even deserve a degree. seriously, these therapists should be retrained every year.

[WalkingOnDisaster]

I am studying psychology. I used to want to bwcome a psyciatrist. What we learn is how to exploit things such as suicidal feelings, find the roots,ect. But it does NOT work if the psyciatrist does not show caee in their client. Most are only in it for the money (psycatrists make a TON!). Personally I'd care. But if they do not show confidentiality, they're just a stranger.
That said, if you do go to someone like a psyciatrist in school, they have the legal obligation to tell your parents if you are planning or do or have thought of killing yourself. But the psyciatrist you had sounds like crap. He is suppose to talk to you for a while to see if he can't help you before going to your parents.
I am sorry for you, these experiences SUCK. I have had similliar.

[georgiamay]

I'm going to take an entirely different approach here, and say that maybe it's not such a bad thing. The first session is never good tbh, because they need to find things out about you before they can carry on with actually trying to help you, so the first session tends to be a load of questions. If it wasn't, they'd be going into it blind. They need as much information as they can get before they can start doing anything useful.

To be honest, I'm not surprised they phoned your parents. I think they should have at least told you about it first so you weren't surprised and you had time to prepare yourself, but they have a duty of care over you, and if you disclose a mental health problem, especially if it involves self harm or suicidal behaviour in any way, they will almost definitely tell your parents. This is annoying at first, and you feel a bit angry about it all at first. I get it, I've been there. But it might not be such a bad thing in the long run. At least now your mum knows you don't have to pretend that everything's okay all the time. If you're having a bad day, you can admit to that instead of pretending that you're fine.

Your mum wants to help you, she's not trying to catch you out or have a go at you, she's trying to help. Don't get angry at her for saying "bullshit," when she probably doesn't know how else to handle it. You went to see someone, which shows that you want some help. It's almost impossible to get better without support around you, trust me. You need to let your mum in. I know that's hard and seems like the worst thing you could do, but you'll probably regret it if you don't.