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Morning all morning anxiety people. Thanks for feedback. We all need encouragement and support. Back to PCP tomorrow afternoon. Not my usual one again. Blood work okay and referred to Cardiologist as to abnormalities in echocardiogram. Yes, I am anxious and have been struggling with PTSD with panic attacks. More over a stream of doctor's that only know what they see in the chart. Serious trust issues at this point.
@doguard57 Well said and totally agree. Became brave enough in 2015 to seek out another therapist. Negative experiences with therapists and stopped trying to get help in 2010. Relocated in 2010 and lived in fear for 6 months. Finally became brave enough to leave my home and the letters started coming again. This therapist received a 99 year suspension on her LMHC license. I did not file the charges. One less predator in the mental health system. I only testified as a resident of the state and it was all they PLA needed along w/ nearly 2 lbs. of letters emails cards, etc. Took a lot of courage to enter the office of another therapist. Lot of work ahead as we work together to try and clean up messes of incompetent, sick and perverse therapists.
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@parus - I guess I've been fortunate or blessed to have had a string of good therapists. I quit seeing the first one because she overstepped ethical standards, and another one because he told me something that was totally outside of what was appropriate, telling me what I should do instead of letting me work through to making my own choices. I walked out that day and never went back. He was the same psychiatrist who was on duty at the post-suicide attempts facility when I talked with him about an issue that was contributing to my wish to die. I told him that I didn't want to talk with him about it except on promise of confidentiality, but later the same day, I found out he had told the whole staff. I was so angry, I wanted to leave, but I knew I wasn't ready to.
But the rest of the parade of therapists were good people, and didn't impose their own opinions and values on me. Of course, I should expect that from any therapist, but some of them never learned that in their training.
I know more today so that I know when to leave a therapist. That empowers me.
We value the healthcare professionals who act like professionals who give a rip.
Jim