I am pissed off after my 1rst appointement with a psychiatrist , I legit feel that i am being scamed

[Iamnotarabot]

I had the appointement on june but I got the chance to advance it because someone else canceled.

I was thinking, ok so I did like 4 or 5 appointements with my psychologist, she told me that she will do a resume that she will give to the psychatrist.

I did an IQ test , they told me it can take 6 weeks to exploit the test in order to have results, its has been 8 weeks now. so When I advance the appointement I felt that I would have the results in time in order to give them to the psychiatrist

No one told me how it will be in the psychiatrist, what would I have to doI thought I would do a specific test only someone with his degree has the right to do in order to get a diagnosis.

Then I go the the appointement.

I hate the place, you have like no privacy when you go there is a common place with different doctors and stuff so all their patients waiting see you go the psychiatrist YEAH.

Then its like too hot , i litteraly just sweat so much it ruined my cloths.

The guy I meet, is like, what is your name? He didnt read what the psychologist send him yet( that resume suck anyway) , doesnt know a thing about some symptoms i talked to him about, iv been some simple research on youtube and stuff , and when I ask if this is realy related he just says that none of his patient has that, doesnt have the same point of view on some events that i clearly related to autism thanks to the research i did.

Talking to him is a pain in the ass, nothing moved during this session.


And Then he told me that it will take 3 sessions !!!!!!!! Next session january 2019 , what the hell! My psychologist couldnt talk to me about that already? I would have reserved 3 sessions !!! !!!!
And the resume she did is filled with approximations and some thing that are like the contrary to what I told her, wtf.

I feel that i cant trust them now, i kow this is irrationnal and i shouldnt think that but it think that they are like some ignorants with a degree and doesnt give a damn about their jobs even thought i understand they need to keep some distance from their patients.

He told me to send him some emails, iv already send dozen to my first psychologist and she didnt mention any of that in the resume, what should i do???

I would have understood if i was undergoing a diagnosis process in the public health care system, but damn i am seeing privates therapists and this isnt free, They should at least pretend they give a damn.


What is so complicated and harsh to get a diagnosis for you?

I feel that what ever they do now they will get it wrong and that cant trust them.

 

[LucyPurrs]

Find a different psychologist and psychiatrist- ask if they have experience with ASD and if so how much when you call to schedule an appointment- and if they don't go elsewhere. Not sure what country you are in- but if you are paying for this you should get your money's worth. What they did is BS.

 

[Iamnotarabot]

I know that to some degree i am exaggerating, I got advised to saw this psychologist months ago when i was looking for help on the internet. I was on a specialized forum in france about ASD.

So both therapists are specialized in ASD, but France is a bit behind about this issues , so the few therapists specialized on this are oversatured with patients from all the country...

So if I start over it will take for ever and I need to get this done as soon as possible, plus I know that what I feel isnt what I should think, i am being irrationnal at this point but i needed to let it out what i feel.

I had to listen to a sad music in order to cry a litte and I feel a littble bit better now.

 

[LucyPurrs]

What if you bring in some documentation from the internet re recognized symptoms of ASD and notes why you meet those criteria?

 

[Iamnotarabot]

You mean for me ? Or something that I should bring during the session?

 

[LucyPurrs]

Bring to the session. Document how you feel you meet the diagnostic criteria for ASD (behaviors, challenges, etc). Google diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder, print it out then write a description of how you meet each criteria or the ones you do meet.

 

[Iamnotarabot]

That's a good idea and I felt He wanted some more specific informations so I will do that. Thanks.!

 

[Lichi]

I recently read somewhere that they don’t acknowledge Asperger in France at all. I could be wrong.

My therapist and me had one misunderstanding regarding the way he summarized things once. Since then whatever he writes that goes in my records is something I proof read and sign so that we agree. This is how we keep a mutual trust and open communication. It also is important to remember that our therapist might not always highlight the events we seem as important if there is another aspect that is more prominent. For instance my therapist doesn’t write in detail all the episodes I mention, but could put them all under an umbrella. Surprisingly this is how he came to the conclusion of Asperger.

Diagnostics part in adulthood is hard and can take quite some time. Also, don’t take the online explanations as absolutes. From browsing this forum only I have discovered that not everyone experience everything and sometimes everyone experiences the same thing different.

 

[Theta.G]

I had to wait nearly a year to see a psychiatrist and she tried to diagnose everything in one 40 minute session without any further testing or questioning... multiple appointments for a diagnosis is a good thing but not when it's a psychiatrist. (In my country at least) they all use the same exploitative tricks to get people on drugs.
Establish familiarity, later in the session when the client has reached a point of vulnerability guided through your line of questioning, abuse your authority and say you should really be on xyz drug. "Nothing else can help except this drug". They'll repeat this several times if you are hesitant. Imprinting the idea through repetition at your vulnerable moment.

 

[Iamnotarabot]

He already ask me if i ever took any medication and I was like no i never did and ill never take any.

I know that psychiatrist in France are basically drugs dealer.

But i should be less paranoid because i contacted the few specialists in TSA available in my region.

But i guess even specialist has some delay when you compare to how they deal with ASD in other coutries.
And my reaction is also part of my responsibility. I didnt ask to my psychologist what would be my sessions with him about. So i was unprepaired and his questions took me off gard.
But he asked me to send emails so i will later if its easier for me.
The real problem is that i wanted this to be quick and it will not be, I wanted to rely on a diagnosis in order to make some life choices.

And now I litteraly need to check my mails every hours because i fear i could miss an alert indicating that i could change my appointement date. This is exhausting.

 

[Lichi]

He already ask me if i ever took any medication and I was like no i never did and ill never take any.

I know that psychiatrist in France are basically drugs dealer.

But i should be less paranoid because i contacted the few specialists in TSA available in my region.

But i guess even specialist has some delay when you compare to how they deal with ASD in other coutries.
And my reaction is also part of my responsibility. I didnt ask to my psychologist what would be my sessions with him about. So i was unprepaired and his questions took me off gard.
But he asked me to send emails so i will later if its easier for me.
The real problem is that i wanted this to be quick and it will not be, I wanted to rely on a diagnosis in order to make some life choices.

And now I litteraly need to check my mails every hours because i fear i could miss an alert indicating that i could change my appointement date. This is exhausting.

Getting diagnosed is not a one session or two session thing. No matter how much research YOU have for a self-diagnosis, there are certain criteria and steps the psychiatrist has to go through. I walked in with a diagnosis from a different country and I was still getting treated as a “hypochondriac” patient. I went through the tests for almost every single thing in DSM, which was highly annoying. 8 months later and we still need two people to approve the results to have it official. In addition to a physical examination (could be different in your country).

I know it’s not as easy as that to just be patient, but there’s nothing you can do. I also waited the first 6 months for life choices that depend on this. I eventually just gave up. It will bring nothing but further frustration to you. Instead you should focus on how you would have lived and improved your life quality if you already had a diagnosis.