Posted by shellie on October 17, 2000, at 23:25:53
It's interesting to me the thought of seeing the same person for meds and therapy. I never have, and am used to having both a psychopharmocologist for meds and a psychologist for therapy. I feel like I get a larger support system this way.
I have had some issues with my therapist in the past year or so, about having conversations with my pdoc. She talks about the possiblity of splitting. But I never have gotten confused about who was my therapist and there is nothing I tell my pdoc that I haven't or wouldn't tell my therapist. I used to like it when they talked (it sort of made me feel important). More recently, however, I feel like it puts me in the child position and I resent it (like two parents who are deciding what is best for a child). And since growing up is a real issue for me, it feels ironic for them to push me back into a childish role. If I had a brain tumor, yes, I would want all my doctors to consult because that would be out of my realm of understanding. But this is not brain surgery. At this point, I feel that I should not be left out of the loop. So, as an alternative, I would have no problem with a three way conference call, or two way when I am in a session with my therapist. But that hasn't happened.So we now have a rule that I cannot veto a conversation, but I have the right to know that a conversation is going to happen and afterwards, the content of the conversation. So far, I have found the conversations between them has not really had a positive impact on either my therapy or my medication direction.
I'm curious to know other's take on this. Shellie
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