Hey guys! I started seeing my psychiatrist back in the previous September. I didn't get a referral though. They were currently taking participants for a study about the effects of Omega-3 on SA. That's how I managed to get in and see a psychiatrist. After the first few of months, my psychiatrist put me on 5mg of Cipralex. I was told CBT doesn't start until late April-early May. He didn't want me to wait all that time and not progress. During that time, the sessions were free since I was only there to ask for any advice or something of the sort. The medication was also a trial version too. I think we stuck with 5mg for like a month and a half, only to find out that it wasn't helping.
Just about all of the therapeutic sessions were mostly of my psychiatrist trying to push me to get a job. He'd say things like "They're not gonna bite our head off" or "If you can just hand in the first resume, it might feel really bad at first but as you give in more resumes you will be fine". He knew that I haven't been able to tell my family about my SA, so my financial situation was rough. In mind I thought he was trying to push me too much or was trying to get me to get a job before I start CBT or something. He didn't mention trying to find volunteering instead.
After that month and a half, we switched to 10mg. The sessions were the same, a bit of getting up-to-date and asking whether I've progressed in finding a job. By May, I was still on the list for CBT and have gotten no where. I've just been staying at home everyday. I think at around late May or early June, I had another appointment. I woke up that day and decided against it. That's pretty much where it ended.
Now I've just started up again to find some help. I talked to my doctor about it this time. He mentioned that it would be best to stay with my current psychiatrist until I can find a new one with my doctor (he thought I was seeing another doctor downtown). He told me that the quality of the practitioners around the area is most likely going to be low. They would probably put me on meds and that would be it. That and the fact that there probably weren't any practitioners that specialized in treating SA. Just about all of the are located in Toronto. Though he did mention that he would talk to his teacher about it, his teacher being a psychoanalyst.
My next appointment with my doctor is gonna be with my dad and aunt. I've tried to tell them about my SA but because of the language barrier there was no progress on that front. I think they know I have depression at the very least. I wrote them a letter trying to explain my situation, but I don't think they read it to the end.
I just don't know what to do if I go back to my psychiatrist. I feel like I need an excuse or something. I'm afraid of what he might say if I see him. I haven't seen him for 3-4 months now...
Just about all of the therapeutic sessions were mostly of my psychiatrist trying to push me to get a job. He'd say things like "They're not gonna bite our head off" or "If you can just hand in the first resume, it might feel really bad at first but as you give in more resumes you will be fine". He knew that I haven't been able to tell my family about my SA, so my financial situation was rough. In mind I thought he was trying to push me too much or was trying to get me to get a job before I start CBT or something. He didn't mention trying to find volunteering instead.
After that month and a half, we switched to 10mg. The sessions were the same, a bit of getting up-to-date and asking whether I've progressed in finding a job. By May, I was still on the list for CBT and have gotten no where. I've just been staying at home everyday. I think at around late May or early June, I had another appointment. I woke up that day and decided against it. That's pretty much where it ended.
Now I've just started up again to find some help. I talked to my doctor about it this time. He mentioned that it would be best to stay with my current psychiatrist until I can find a new one with my doctor (he thought I was seeing another doctor downtown). He told me that the quality of the practitioners around the area is most likely going to be low. They would probably put me on meds and that would be it. That and the fact that there probably weren't any practitioners that specialized in treating SA. Just about all of the are located in Toronto. Though he did mention that he would talk to his teacher about it, his teacher being a psychoanalyst.
My next appointment with my doctor is gonna be with my dad and aunt. I've tried to tell them about my SA but because of the language barrier there was no progress on that front. I think they know I have depression at the very least. I wrote them a letter trying to explain my situation, but I don't think they read it to the end.
I just don't know what to do if I go back to my psychiatrist. I feel like I need an excuse or something. I'm afraid of what he might say if I see him. I haven't seen him for 3-4 months now...
