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My psychologist/psychiatrist visit experience

(For the context, I've finally decided to get a proper treatment for my mental health issue and wait for my doctor appointment)

Yesterday(10th March) I have an appointment with doctor. Finally, after all I'm waiting for this appointment for a whole month.
And Covid-19 still spreading across the globe at the moment, I have to wear flu mask just to be sure I'm not infected, better safe than sorry.

After registration and vital check, waiting for around 15 minutes, my queue has arrived.

Honestly, everything went the opposite way from what I expected it to be, in a more relaxing way.
The psychologist are quite friendly to consult with, he ask only major issue like my reason for decided to getting a treatment or which exactly is my stress that I need to be fix.

Back then on this scenery, I expected that I have to confess every drama happened in my life and can't stop crying, while what is actually happen is he just ask me the major issue like
- How long did I think I've been living with these mental depress?
- Did I have thought about suicide before?
- If I was, how many times, and have I ever attempt to do it before?
- What is the most breaking point of my sanity and how did I manage to get through it?
And some question like that, it didn't flashbacked me, it didn't feel awful or offended to answer at all.

At the end of interviewing, he's ordering some medicine and appoint me to come later in 2 weeks after.

While I'm getting my appointment card, the nurse ask me if I have spare time left, so I can meet with their psychiatrist and consult my question with her.
Of course I say yes.

The psychiatrist are actually a nurse and also an instructor of this university(which this hospital is located), she's very relaxing to talk with.
I have never met a good listener like this before, like ever. She's listen to every single story of mine without judging, she's encouraging, being positive, she keeps telling me that I made the right decision and I know exactly how to deal with my problem, I've never been so proud of myself like this and glad to know that I can improve myself further more by taking her advice, I feel totally awesome just talking with her.

An hour went by real fast, this must be what people said when you're having a good time, time sure flies.
At the end of my appointment, I got a couple pack of medicine back home and my next appointment waiting for me in 2 weeks.

I don't know if I will get better sooner or later, but I'm sure things will change, at least a talk with psychiatrist is the most relieving talk I've ever consult with someone, it's like that is all the embrace I need in my life.

That is my psychologist/psychiatrist visit experience so far, I'll keep update more when my treatment progress.

And thank you again for being with me, I can't make it here without the support from you guys.
Peace! :3
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Healyheart
4 years ago
Glad to hear your visit went so well! Good luck on the continued journey of taking care of yourself!
Reizinho
3 years, 6 months ago
My own experience with therapy had it's ups and downs. The psychiatrist was a fine person, but the therapist seemed to be up to annoy me. <.<

Please, keep us updated. nwn
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