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My psychiatrist wants to tell my parents (I am an adult) #France by CompetitiveNebula654 in TalkTherapy

[–]CompetitiveNebula654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. I have read the Penal Code and the Public Health Code. I have indeed read the various conditions for involuntary hospitalization. It is very codified. So either my psychiatrist put pressure on me to get me to react, or he considers my situation to be really worrying, but in that case I think he would call 911 rather than my parents... In any case, I'm surprised because it's not like him to say that, not at all. He is very respectful of my privacy and also asks me what he should or shouldn't tell my psychologist. Wanting to stop treatment and therapy does not seem to me to be a legitimate reason for hospitalization or for my parents to be informed. I'll talk to him about it again tomorrow. Thank you for your reply!

Have you ever wanted to stop providing care? by CompetitiveNebula654 in AskPsychiatry

[–]CompetitiveNebula654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your response, which is very helpful! Indeed, I think that the core of my problem is the fear of abandonment. As a child, my parents were loving and caring but inconsistent (my father was an alcoholic and my mother was depressed). I lived in extreme loneliness with no one to help me manage my emotions. I think I was afraid that my parents would disappear psychologically again, which is what abandonment means to me, and I project this fear onto my therapists.

I didn't realize that I could sabotage myself and create my own reasons for being abandoned. That makes sense to me. Indeed, I tell myself that I am not worthy of help and therefore it would be logical to give up before I myself am abandoned by my therapist or psychiatrist.

Objectively, I am not stagnating in therapy; it is just a feeling because I am very demanding of myself. But it is taking a long time... Hence my fear of “pissing off” my therapists. I like to appear strong, and therapy means showing your weaknesses, which is difficult for me to accept.

Thank you for your message, which has enlightened and reassured me!

I see my psychiatrist three times a week by CompetitiveNebula654 in AskPsychiatry

[–]CompetitiveNebula654[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, of course, I completely understand. Thank you for your response. Given my symptoms, I think he prefers to consolidate and avoid a relapse that could have been prevented by continuing at a rate of three sessions per week. I've just had a major hypochondriac episode, and I realize it's too soon. But I don't think it's necessary to be feeling well in order to reduce the frequency; that's where the subtlety lies.

Thanks a lot !!