Red Flags with Psychiatrists/Therapists

I had a therapist that would call my husband a narcissist without ever meeting him. I told her that he was not like that and she made me read a book about narcissistic behavior. Afterwards she asked me what I thought I still told her that it was not him. She finally told me about her ex. He was a narcissist and she was so glad to be rid of him. She needed time off to get remarried and I never went back.

Yes!!!

So I've been to a few bad mental health professionals, and I'm currently in grad school to become a psychotherapist. Therapists are meant to adapt to the needs of their clients, not the other way around. They're meant to be working for *you* and responding to your feedback. If they fail to do that, there's nothing wrong with finding a new one.

I just left a psychiatrist a couple months ago. He wasn’t understanding at all about how my PTSD was so bad I couldn’t leave the house. Instead he made me feel guilty and basically rolled his eyes on the 2 video calls we did. Then he said I had to come in person for the 3rd appointment. I had to practice driving there over and over. The pressure of needing to make it there to get my prescriptions filled and everything was too much. I had so many panic attacks down that road and every time I drive down there now I still panic a little and it’s so frustrating. He also made me talk about traumatic things from my childhood which I wasn’t mentally ready to discuss and that set me back. On top of that he basically said I shouldn’t have gotten remarried yet because I should’ve been better mentally first and he also told me I should stop homeschooling my kid and just send her to school so I’m less stressed. I don’t know why people spoke so positively about him but he was toxic and definitely will never see anyone at that office again.

my last therapist revoked my referral to a psychiatrist because I didn't want to see her anymore cuz she wasn't helping and told my mom "how many times are you going to go through this with him" even though I only visited 1 therapist before her. not to mention it can take time to find one that fits and she's proof.

Im having this issue currently. Definitely have had more than a few red flags. Have even talked it out with her. And not sure why I still can’t break it off. It’s so hard.

A good therapist will be happy to refer you to a different therapist that would better meet your needs and help you be more comfortable.

My psychiatrist keeps canceling my appointments and his waitlist has been filled for the unforeseeable future. I haven’t seen him since November, I should probably get a new psychiatrist

PS No it's never happened to me with a psychiatrist but it definitely has with psychologists. I have been through a ton of therapists and currently don't have one. 😥

That's so sad 😥