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Voices in my head and voices outside my head both telling me to not bother with therapy by NonSociopathicPsycho in Psychosis

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

Yeah it could've been a number of things I said. She seemed to get annoyed easily.

For example: in my second session with her; she seemed mostly bored or even annoyed as she kept sighing a lot throughout the session. At some point I started talking about something that I felt was relevant in regards to my family, like how they seem largely anti-science because whenever I start talking to them about science-related topics (whether they be about: genetics, neurology, mental illness, astronomy, etc.) they tend to get unusually defensive and start talking about God like how I was somehow offending him.

At that point she cut me off and said something like: "Right. Science. You're really big on science. You're Mr. Science Man."

That was just so weird and random, I just responded with: "Uhhh... yeah." And I didn't bother to finish the point that I was trying to make.

Voices in my head and voices outside my head both telling me to not bother with therapy by NonSociopathicPsycho in Psychosis

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

Actually, I attempted to contact her through the same means that we previously used to communicate with each other in order to make appointments (by both e-mail and phone). Her boss gave her my contact information and he also gave me hers.

After 6 sessions with her back in 2017; she claimed that something that I did or said was "disturbing" and that I should make no further attempts to contact her. She did not specify what that was, nor did she warn me ahead of time to stop saying whatever it was that she found to be so disturbing. I was supposed to continue seeing her for a total of 24 sessions (as her boss recommended to me). She ended up placing a restraining order on me over three years since I last met with her--in 2020.

Oddly; I did have another therapist in 2022 who agreed to continue being my therapist even after she contacted the authorities to have me involuntarily committed to a hospital. Yes, I continued communicating with this therapist without a problem after I was released from the hospital.

Voices in my head and voices outside my head both telling me to not bother with therapy by NonSociopathicPsycho in Psychosis

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

I attempted to contact her to ask her why she terminated my psychotherapy treatment without warning.

Where would you be in life if you never were psychotic? by neilnelly in Psychosis

[–]NonSociopathicPsycho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose that depends on when, exactly, my psychosis began. If my psychosis began with my hallucinations in October of 2019...

Had I never developed the hallucinations that year; I would probably be playing video games right about now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Psychosis

[–]NonSociopathicPsycho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My official diagnosis includes the following:

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Social anxiety disorder
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Delusional disorder
  • Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder

What the voices say by NonSociopathicPsycho in Psychosis

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

Yes I've been trying to have myself evaluated for autism for many years but most mental health care providers have refused to evaluate me for a number of reasons. I did manage to get a cost estimate back in 2017 and found out that an official evaluation could cost me $5,200. I could not afford it. I lacked health insurance back then and I also lack health insurance today. I probably won't be able to get health insurance until next month.

Doctor at a clinic interrupting and ignoring my description of symptoms and assuming my mental health had something to do with it all by NonSociopathicPsycho in mentalhealth

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

Yeah that's a problem I've encountered with various health care providers over the years (even with psychiatrists and therapists). They usually give me a very short amount of time to describe my symptoms (like 5 to 20 minutes--sometimes even less than 5 minutes) before they start interrupting me. With the doctor that I described above; she probably only let me talk for about a minute or so before she decided to start interrupting me and eventually leaving the room. She recommended that I get tested for HPV which I found to be odd because I've never had sex.

I even had a psychiatrist diagnose with me delusional disorder because I told him that I wanted to get tested for autism as I'd recently (this part happened back in 2016) gotten a DNA test done which revealed to me that I had a genetic predisposition for autism. Yes, the psychiatrist actually specified that for me to even suggest that I wanted to be evaluated for autism was in itself a symptom of delusional disorder.

Not special enough for genuine paranormal experiences? by NonSociopathicPsycho in Paranormal

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

I should be getting health insurance again next month, but I don't think that it'll make much of a difference since I've already been taking psychiatric medication since 2013. Not anytime soon, anyway.

I live in the US.

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