I thought it might be helpful, and maybe kinda fun and silly to talk about this subject. Kitty got me thinking about this:

Chronic pain and psychiatrists do not mix. They ALL will treat you like you have an addiction. They are taught to do this. In fact, most are taught how to detox people from substances. I let my shrink know I have chronic pain and am treated with narcotics by my primary care physician. I never ask the shrink to manage any aspect of my pain. S/He is there only for my symptoms of depression, so that is all he hears about. I know, I know, one would think that the doc that is supposed to 'care' about what you feel would care.Nope.

Shrinks are not counselors. They don't want to know what is going on in your life, save that for your REAL therapist.

Unlike most other physicians, shrinks like educated patients. Learn all you can about depression and discuss that kind of stuff with your shrink.


Anyone else?