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Posted by widget on February 9, 2007, at 20:44:53
Yesterday, I had the most difficult session of my time with my therapist. When I came home, I was extremely down, my perception of things was different and nothing seemed worthwhile. I had little appetite and kept crying all evening. I had a very hard time sleeping. So, when I awoke, I called my psychiatrist's office and asked him to phone me. I asked when I might expect a call and was told after 12 noon (when he is finished with appointments and returns calls). The woman I spoke with said she had both my home phone and cell phone. I said is wasn't "quite an emergency." But, it was real close. So, I wait around all day and NO PHONE CALL. So, I can assume: 1) He was never informed of my request;
2) he was really busy all day (but why not return the call at night?) 3) he just didn't bother to call me. I do not call often, maybe twice in three and a half years. I was despondent; I was in crisis. What now? What should I do? This is really bad. I feel utterly deserted and I have major abandonment issues!
Posted by Gee on February 10, 2007, at 1:31:26
In reply to HELPl! Ignored by therapist, posted by widget on February 9, 2007, at 20:44:53
It might not be what you want to do, but maybe try calling him again? It's never nice to feel ignored, and especially in a chrisis situation. I'm not trying to defend your pdoc for not calling you, but maybe something came up, or maybe, like you said, he just never got the message. I'm sorry I don't really have any ideas on what you could do...
Posted by Dinah on February 11, 2007, at 10:10:29
In reply to HELPl! Ignored by therapist, posted by widget on February 9, 2007, at 20:44:53
My therapist is really bad at stuff like this. He tells me to call him again, rather than getting angry with him. So now I get a bit angry with him and call him again with a reminder that he asked me to do so, which is better than just waiting and getting a whole lot angry with him. I guess.
Next time you can get hold of him, can you ask him what to do when you've been told he'll call you and he doesn't? Would he like a reminder phone call? Would he like to make sure he has someone on call for him? He's a doctor, for heavens sake.
Posted by muffled on February 11, 2007, at 13:23:06
In reply to Re: HELPl! Ignored by therapist, posted by Gee on February 10, 2007, at 1:31:26
Well i think he screwed up all right. i'd be pretty pissed off. But I think Gee and Dinah are right to call him back.
Good luck, I'm sorry you had this happen,
Hurts,
Muffled
Posted by widget on February 11, 2007, at 16:08:05
In reply to Re: HELPl! Ignored by therapist, posted by muffled on February 11, 2007, at 13:23:06
Gee, thanks to all of you. Just hearing the support is great. Here's the deal. No one is in his office over the weekend. I called on Sat. morning and got a recording, left a message asking what had happened to my request to talk to my doctor. This message will not be heard until tomorrow, Monday. The recording said if this was an emergency to call the doctor on call. However, this involves what we discussed in therapy and I don't think anyone else could tell me much. Sure, if I needed new meds. or something like that but I would have to explain our 3 and a half year relationship and still, it wouldn't be the same. I did try the number for the doctor on call but it wasn't my doctor (there's always a chance it was his turn for call) so I'm trying to wait it out until Monday. I keep getting mad but frankly don't know who at whom to direct the anger.
Did his secretary screw up? Bad system. Did he screw up? Worse yet. But, thanks for the validation. I sorely needed it.
Posted by happykat on February 14, 2007, at 16:54:16
In reply to Re: HELPl! Ignored by therapist, posted by widget on February 11, 2007, at 16:08:05
Widget,
How did it go? Did you get a hold of your t? That sucks when something like that happens.
Regards,
happykat
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