Is it ok to see a GP in between seeing my psychiatrist, if I don't feel able to cope with my feelings from now until the next session with my psychiatrist?
It's OK to do it I guess, but I'm not sure what they will be able to do. I find GP's tend to be severely lacking in mental health experience... EDIT: Don't know why I didn;t ask this, but is there anything we can help you with?
It's complicated, I feel too ashamed of myself to tell my psychiatrist a lot of things, but I've told a lot of what I feel to my best friend, who's mom is a doctor. So the idea is I'm going to see her and she's going to tell my psychiatrist what I haven't been telling him. But I'm afraid he'll (my psychiatrist) be angry at me for doing it this way. And thanks for the offer, but I don't think talking about it here is going to help.
Your psychiatrist isn't there to get angry with you, he's there to help you. It might mean you spend some time working on WHY you are ashamed to tell him things, but the point is he shouldn't EVER express anger at you for something like that. It's massively unprofessional. Is your friends mum allowed to do that though? I'm not sure how far confidentiality agreements extend, but I would have thought it would be a potential breach on both the part of your friends mum AND your psychiatrist without your personal written consent or something at least, after all, how could you then say for certain that she's only told what you asked her to? I wouldn't have though she would take that chance...
I don't think your GP can talk to your psychiatrist without your written consent. I've had to deal with this too when switching doctors between home and school. Your psychiatrist should know what's going on, and will be happy that you told him so that he can help you better. He won't be mad at you for being reluctant to open up. (*hug*) hang in there man
Yes, you can, but it's more advisable to find a therapist who can help you learn how to cope with the distressing thoughts and feelings in between your psychiatrist visits. Mental health issues are best managed with a combination of meds and therapy.
