I have an appointment with a psychiatrist next month and am excited and also wondering if i am going to see him more that once because of the 12 other psychiatrists i've never, i would never see them again! I am nervous wondering how everything will get interpreted because every doctor comes from a different perspective on the same disorders or illnesses. And i refuse to tell my story again - why should i end up on bed for two days suffering with flashbacks after i do. So i developed flash cards!! I've used them twice and the first guy thought i was going too far out of the "norm" of the meeting (god/de) but what the hell do i care?? Hey Doc - every take Seroquel??? Do you have to regularly explain to your family why you can't get up. Are you able to drive on the highway? Have you ever had your mind probed? How about Clonazepam, Clonazepam, Lamotragine, etc, etc. Well, you'd have to explain why you can't speak! You work in mental health - what more can we expect!!!???

The history of mental health treatment is unbelievable, really. The abuses and ridiculous theories; the actual torture of people who 'didn't fit in', had behavior that confused their families and friends. And there were no individual rights, of course so they weren't obliged to let you go after three days!! People spent their lifetimes in institutions/ sanitariums all because they spoke unendingly morbid or refused to go to church, or cited a radical political idea but also those who had legitamte mental health issues were untreated and painfully mad.