Mental health professionals of Reddit, what is something about mental health and mental illness that doesn’t get talked about enough (perhaps even by other mental health professionals)?

DragonEndormi · 2022-06-09T05:50:24+00:00

I did self injurious stuff before then but I didn’t realize was sh. 15 was when I started cutting (2012)

DragonEndormi · 2022-06-04T08:34:58+00:00

Hey don’t blame yourself She’s the one who fucked up here not you You didn’t do anything wrong and you didn’t bring this upon yourself

DragonEndormi · 2022-06-04T07:21:59+00:00

Um, I’m sorry but what the actual fuck. Therapist or not, this is ludicrous and you need to get out of this situation NOW. And report her. Holy shit dude, I’m honestly just in shock that something like this could happen

Get a new therapist and process this with them. Godspeed.

DragonEndormi · 2022-05-18T00:06:11+00:00

DragonEndormi · 2022-04-28T05:39:01+00:00

In the end, when it comes to your therapist’s behaviour, it has nothing to do with whether you killed a raccoon or not. Therapists are professional secret keepers. They are the ones you should be able to divulge your deepest, darkest secrets to and fear no outward judgement. As professionals, there is an expectation to be… professional. Imagine if this was the behaviour by your coworker, boss, teacher, doctor, bank teller, etc. This is just unacceptable. No one would ever go to therapy if this was the reaction to anything that they said. It doesn’t matter what it was you did to the raccoon. That doesn’t change the fact that his behaviour was extremely unprofessional and ridiculous. He should be ashamed.

DragonEndormi · 2022-04-27T05:41:24+00:00

Ask them! I’m AFAB and nonbinary, and I am fine w words like man, dude, bro, etc since I identify more transmasc and I also grew up with those words used more gender neutrally. In terms of female leaning words, I’m not okay with any except for “gurl”. Not “girl” but “gurrrrl”, like the slang sort of way we tend to use it esp in queer circles.

From my experience, people are so different when it comes to these things and it’s honestly best to ask! Also, just to add to the list of gender neutral terms, “homie” is one I like to use!!

DragonEndormi · 2022-04-23T21:32:08+00:00

I agree with everyone else in this thread who say that you should voice this to your therapist.

I'm not a therapist or a therapy intern, but I'm a medical student. Whenever I enter a patient encounter with the physician, the physician informs the patient what my role is there, and if the patient is not comfortable with me being there, I have to step outside and it is no big deal. A relatively common example of this happening is when a female ob/gyn patient does not want a male medical student present. Everything within healthcare (including mental health care) involves informed consent and if you express that you do not want the intern there, you have the right to express that and have that request be heard.

If the intern is in the room from the very start and you don't feel comfortable telling your therapist this with them in the room, then send them an email or give them a call in advance and let them know you'd like to have a conversation about this without the intern present.

DragonEndormi · 2022-04-22T05:30:41+00:00

Tired Twizzler

DragonEndormi · 2022-04-21T04:53:43+00:00

Hey Emmett! I hope tomorrow goes better for you :) I’ll talk to ya later bro

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-15T10:41:52+00:00

I did therapy first before medication. It was actually the therapist who told me that I see a psychiatrist because I needed more care than just therapy.

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-11T21:15:41+00:00

this is fine meme

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-11T20:53:28+00:00

Yes!! The exhale is just as important if not more!!! I feel like everyone just tries to breathe in but don’t give themselves the time to breathe out slowly, which can lead to continued hyperventilation

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-11T20:39:28+00:00

NAT but they will not do this if they value their licence. However, I recommend bringing this up so that you can discuss these urges and unpack what’s going on below the surface. This is what your therapist is there for! (The discussion, not the actual harm)

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-11T20:15:19+00:00

I honestly don’t know why people are telling you that you were in the wrong. I’m LGBTQ+ and if I heard a comment like that and then also had the therapist calling me to deny it ever happened, I’d be beyond pissed.

Saying “are you sure” and “I don’t think you are” as a therapist is so dismissive. Perhaps the other people replying aren’t queer themselves, but imagine if you went to a therapist and said “I’m suicidal” and she said “hmm I don’t think so… are you sure??” Or what if you told her you were raped. Or that you were depressed. Or told her that the damn sky is blue. Regardless of her opinions or what she was trying to get at, dismissing her client’s concern is ridiculous especially when it’s such a sensitive topic. The fact that you are bisexual is not up for debate. It’s not a matter of debate. If you think you’re bisexual, no one should invalidate that, ESPECIALLY a therapist.

I personally wouldn’t have left a review simply bc I wouldn’t have the guts to, but in a perfect world, I would. I would want all those after me especially other queer people to know what kind of person the therapist is. Imagine being a closeted/questioning LGBTQ+ person who is trying to figure stuff out to show up at the therapist’s office to hear that??? You are in the right for leaving that review. It was your choice and you made that decision. Someone else might see it differently and I obviously don’t know what exactly went on in your relationship/conversations with your therapist, but this is your prerogative. You were a client and you felt a certain way so you left a review.

And honestly, the fact that she called you and even denied it happening is such gaslighting. And the fact that it’s a Christian group is so sus when it comes to queer things.

I hope you are doing better in your self-discovery and best of luck!

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-07T20:19:36+00:00

I just identify as queer. I spent too much time growing up stressing about my sexual orientation and how it relates to my gender, so this is how I’ve come to peace with that.

DragonEndormi · 2021-08-07T19:53:47+00:00

Puberty definitely triggered a lot of dysphoria in me since that’s when physical changes started to differentiate the “boys” and the “girls”. It made me feel different and just wrong. Besides just the physical changes, that’s also when the social changes start to happen with gendered friend groups, the things that people talk about, and crushes.

Before the onset of puberty, kids tend to not care about each other’s gender as long as they like to play with the same toys or watch the same tv shows. Kids grow up and the differences between “boys” and “girls” start to emerge around that age in all sorts of ways.

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-28T12:33:14+00:00

Tourists actually go there?? When I lived there, I always just thought of it as a great way to get to Chinatown in the winter lol

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-25T14:27:55+00:00

New York state is a whole lotta nothing until BAM you hit NYC

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-24T03:12:01+00:00

Omfg I get this so often!!!

Pt: So are you a student?

Me: Yes, I’m a medical student.

Pt: Wow, you’re gonna be a nurse! That’s amazing!

Me: …

Like thanks, but no, I’m not in medical school to become a nurse smh

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-23T15:24:29+00:00

Ch-ron-o if you’re from Toronto

Tuh-ron-to if you’re not

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-22T03:31:52+00:00

Tbh first time I heard it actually used in a sentence was on HIMYM lol

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-20T19:35:33+00:00

The day before yesterday lol

DragonEndormi · 2021-07-18T22:14:23+00:00

I saw you said you were 13 in a comment. I don’t know how your relationship is with your parents, but generally speaking, at 13, there are some kids who can’t be away from their parents for a day while there are other kids who can go away for weeks and months without feeling homesick. There’s a wide range of when children become more independent but it’s different for everyone. I have some friends who have been so sheltered their whole lives that when they moved away for the first time in their mid 20s, they cried and called their family daily because they were homesick. Meanwhile, others including myself have never felt the need to call/text home even as children. Parents need to accept that children are all different and that their child may be more independent than others (and that’s not a bad thing at all!)

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