The Psychiatrist

[Costanza]

My parents found out I was cutting, thats another whole story, and now their forcing me to go to a psychiatrist. Earlier today i went and all the time was used up by me being asked questions. Im suppose to go again tomorrow, any idea what i should expect?

[Fiction]

Not an idea since i've never seen them. Although all I will say is however much you didn't want help try to stay open minded. This could be the beginnimg of your recovery :)
Good luck.

[Kaya]

Well I've been to the psychiatrist many times....a lot of it is just questions. They might ask how you might benefit from meds or hospitals. They sent me to the hospital and I got depression meds. We set up counceling and my family and I had a long talk. You should let the psychiatrist know why you cut and how often you do it.


Just remember that if you get frustrated...they're there to help you. So be completely honest and like Kathy said, try to stay open minded.

If you need to talk about it you can leave me a visitor message.

Good luck!

[SilenceForSilence]

They are quite annoying. You will be asked a lot of questions. Mine was a Man from India who was very brilliant but very disogranized and messed up my diagnosis. Actually he said I was depressed and cutting because I had OCD which made no sense to me, but this was shot down when i had no signs of OCD whatsoever. Here's my advice. Try your best to...
A)Lie entirely and make yourself seem perfectly fine. Cut in easily concealable areas and pretend everythings better before you get on meds.
B)Wait until you get put on some meds that probably wont work at all and may infact make things worse.
C)Tell the exact truth and don't be shy. There may still be mistakes with the correct medication and dosages, but in the end, may actually help a little but not really.

I went with C. I don't like lying to people but there were some times I'll bet my doc could've been easily fooled. So the choice is yours. Good luck.

[Dunce]

They are quite annoying. You will be asked a lot of questions. Mine was a Man from India who was very brilliant but very disogranized and messed up my diagnosis. Actually he said I was depressed and cutting because I had OCD which made no sense to me, but this was shot down when i had no signs of OCD whatsoever. Here's my advice. Try your best to...
A)Lie entirely and make yourself seem perfectly fine. Cut in easily concealable areas and pretend everythings better before you get on meds.
B)Wait until you get put on some meds that probably wont work at all and may infact make things worse.
C)Tell the exact truth and don't be shy. There may still be mistakes with the correct medication and dosages, but in the end, may actually help a little but not really.

I went with C. I don't like lying to people but there were some times I'll bet my doc could've been easily fooled. So the choice is yours. Good luck.

Whether psychiatrists help or not, they certainly wont help if you lie. You'll be wasting both your time and the psychiatrists time. And you wont get better.
I had to throw it in :/

[georgiamay]

I think you should be completely honest.

I saw a psychiatrist 3 years ago, lied through my teeth, and the decided that I was fine. After that, I gradually got worse and worse. I was sent back again a few months ago, and I told the truth, and now I'm in therapy.

Be completely honest. If you're not honest, they can't help you. If you don't want to go on meds, tell them that. My pshychiatrist said he thought they'd help me, but I kicked up a fuss about it, and we decided that therapy would be better. It would take longer, but it would have the same effect. I've only had a few sessions, so I can't really say what it's like, but there are a lot of different kinds of therapy, so you'll start one that works best for you if that's what he thinks is necessary.

Be honest, otherwise you won't get the help you need.
Good luck :)

[Mike321]

I think its just best to be honest with them, chances are they've heard similar things to what your going through before.
And the first couple of times will mostly be questions so they can get all the information they need.
The more your tell them and the more honest you are, the better they will be able to help you.

[SilenceForSilence]

I wasn't trying to get you to lie by the way. I was just giving you options. Telling the truth is the best way, because you may in fact able to get help. I suppose I got off my meds by lying to myself, and telling myself that everything was ok. Forcing myself to be happy in front of him. Don't do that. Tell the truth. It's probably gonna be way better for you in the end. I'm regretting getting off meds and burying feelings down. Get help. Let them help you. That's the better way to get through this. Good Luck.

[TheSingingBird]

They are quite annoying. You will be asked a lot of questions. Mine was a Man from India who was very brilliant but very disogranized and messed up my diagnosis. Actually he said I was depressed and cutting because I had OCD which made no sense to me, but this was shot down when i had no signs of OCD whatsoever. Here's my advice. Try your best to...
A)Lie entirely and make yourself seem perfectly fine. Cut in easily concealable areas and pretend everythings better before you get on meds.
B)Wait until you get put on some meds that probably wont work at all and may infact make things worse.
C)Tell the exact truth and don't be shy. There may still be mistakes with the correct medication and dosages, but in the end, may actually help a little but not really.

I went with C. I don't like lying to people but there were some times I'll bet my doc could've been easily fooled. So the choice is yours. Good luck.


PICK C!
Meds will do you a world of good if you persist long enough. Meds are freakin awesome miracles of the modern world! And this is coming from a girl who has plenty of experience with psychiatric medication. You are sick, and the psychiatrist is a doctor who wants to help you. Let him/her help. You will be happy again.

[Grid]

My parents found out I was cutting, thats another whole story, and now their forcing me to go to a psychiatrist. Earlier today i went and all the time was used up by me being asked questions. Im suppose to go again tomorrow, any idea what i should expect?

Tell him/her everything. It's the only way to be cured.

[Magenta]

Seeing a psychiatrist was like a gift to me. Yes, I ended up in the hospital and they were very vague and still don't want to make an official diagnosis due to my age but finally, I have a label I can cling to. I don't know, it gave me peace of mind. The label exists because there are other people like me! And with that label, people now know what to look for when helping.

I have a long-term psych who I'm being set up with now. Don't think it's a bad thing. I found that being completely honest was the only way to get the answers I wanted. If you ever need to talk, my email is on my profile. :)

[jamieallover]

My parents found out I was cutting, thats another whole story, and now their forcing me to go to a psychiatrist. Earlier today i went and all the time was used up by me being asked questions. Im suppose to go again tomorrow, any idea what i should expect?

You know, as mad as you may be for them sending you to a psychiatrist; you should be extremely happy they did. When my parents found out about my scratching/cutting, they screamed at saying, "if I wanted attention, all I had to do was just ask for it." The fact that your parents are actually looking to help you rather than just let you continue doing soemthing that's soo completely dangerous, is incfredible. Take the time that you have with the psychiatrist and really vent, let everything out thats bothering you out because once you step outside after that visit, you feel amazing. You feel completely free because everything that was once bothering you, is no longer on your chest. And your trusting someone who knows only what you tell them and they don't judge you whatsoever. Don't feel awkward when you go, just feel as if your going to visit an old friend.

I remember the first time I went, I gave the psychiatrist such an attitude because I felt "wierd" going, I didin't want to get looked at, as they crazy girl. But once you open up, start talking about everything, it gets easier. And as the visits continue on, you'll feel as if you made a new, trustworthy and loyal friend.

Hope I helped, :)