seeing a psyc

broken and defeated · 09-01-2009, 05:32 PM

i saw my gp a few weeks ago and he reffered me to a psycologist i havent been yet as im scared to go from the last time i went to 2 1.

now my friends worried about me and is forcing me to go and shes taking me i dont want to go and the psyc will have to tell me again as im under 18. i dont need mum finding out about my eating and that i still SI.

can any 1 help me not to be so scared and tips on how to talk to her

any help would be great
Amy
xxxx

Stellata · 09-01-2009, 05:43 PM

What happened last time?
What help would you like from her?

broken and defeated · 09-01-2009, 05:57 PM

they lady i saw last time only saw her 1 time was really mean she wouldnt take no 4 an answer when i said i wasnt showing her my scars she just judged me alot,

what i want from this time is to be able to do things and not be so depressed and suicidal

Stellata · 09-01-2009, 06:15 PM

I hear how you wanted to protect yourself, and she didn't respect your feelings.
Maybe she just wanted to assess how severe your self harm was in terms of physical damage, to make a proper assessment.
But of course you need her for emotional support.

What kind of things do you want to do?

broken and defeated · 10-01-2009, 03:00 AM

i want to be able to go out at moment get getting out my room is hard like when my friiends come over i dont socilise much and im going bk to school in 3 weeks and im scared to go, i also would like to be able to keep my room clean tm i dont have any energy to do it or anything else

Stellata · 10-01-2009, 08:22 AM

Why not start with telling them those things..?

ThinkingofRecovery · 10-01-2009, 10:11 AM

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience last time.

My psychiatrist, cpn and GP have never forced me to show them my cuts/scars (although my cpn has seen them at times when he has to visit me in hospital on the medical wards). I think it is the norm for them to ask occasionally but it is not acceptable for them to force you or make you feel uncomfortable about it. I'm not sure if it is different for those under age re showing them but even if you do, they shouldn't make you feel uncomfortable about it.

Despite me having some novel ways of self harming at times, neither have they made me feel judged for them. My old gp did at times and my psych/cpn suggested to me that I change which I have done.

It sounds like you have some realistic and achievable goals and a good psychologist should be able to help you with them.

I'm waiting to hear from the psychotherapy services out of my area and have been waiting for a little while. It's usual for there to be an assessment appointment first from what I have been told. You should be able to explain what it is you would like re support and goals at that appointment and they should then tailor your support on the basis of that and other things they ask you.

Psychological therapies are really the definitive treatment for such problems and you should give it a go.

I hope it goes well!

broken and defeated · 10-01-2009, 03:29 PM

well i have an app for friday at 2 30 so ill c how it goes
keep u posted on what happens
thanks
Amy

brap_brap · 10-01-2009, 03:37 PM

Good luck with it and i hope they are nice.