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Magnate
Member Since Jun 2018
Location: Canada
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So, you no doubt have figured out I give mental health care workers the benefit of the doubt and have been stressing they are only human and as such should be cut a little slack.
Well now is my turn to express upset over the impending end of my doctor-patient relationship. I am feeling distressed and a wee bit sick over it. Yesterday at session, my psychiatrist informed me he is winding down his practise with the goal of closing it entirely in November. I am not sure what his reasons are. I did note he wasn't himself yesterday (I will detail in another thread) and so wondered if something might be up he is having difficulty with in his own life. I am devastated. No, there was no transference in this relationship, I have never treated it as anything other than professional. But I felt he was a good fit, that he understood me and I him. I knew I was very lucky to have him as compared to stories I have heard both here and from peers. So I feel scared that such a relationship will not exist with whoever my next doctor is. I worry. The second part of this is about that worry over who I will get or be stuck with. My name will go into the referral pool and I will be stuck with whoever comes available once I reach the top of the list. There is no picking and choosing here. While free healthcare has mostly benefits this is one area there is a detractor. The worse part about being placed back into the pool is that the wait for a psychiatrist is now about 12 months or longer. Frankly it really makes me nervous being without care that long. Anyway, enough said I suppose. I just wanted to share my nervousness. I know there is no solution to this. |
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healing from trauma
Member Since Dec 2017
Location: Alberta
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My pyschologist is retiring today, i was very lucky to be transferred to someone else in the clinic, I see her next week. I was one of the very few who do not have to wait for someone to take over my old psychologist place. We are lucky for free health care here in Canada, however with mental health we do not get to pick the psychiatrists who we see and they are very hard to get in. I hope you wont have to wait very long to get a new psychiatrist, it is very stressful changing doctors especially when you like them. It's not the same.
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Location: CA
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I'm sorry you are going through this. It's a tough situation. HUGS Kit
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