The Flawed Mental Healthcare Industry

I’ve spent the bulk of my life living with depression and anxiety. This means that I’ve spent most of my life in and out of doctor’s offices, with different counselor’s, telling my history to different professionals, and seeking out different treatment methods for myself. Sometimes, and unfortunately quite often, things can go awry when you are trying to get quality treatment for yourself. I started my journey with depression and anxiety treatment when I was just 14 years old. My first experience with medication was when a primary care physician prescribed an antidepressant to me. It wasn’t the best experience, as psychiatry wasn’t her specialty and things weren’t fully explained to me. I ended up quitting the medication cold turkey and things ended up being worse for me after that for a few months. Still, this experience didn’t even come close to being my worst with the mental health industry. Sadly, when you are someone with a mental illness, finding the right medication can be tumultuous and quite daunting to say the least. With psychiatric medications, finding the right medication is a trial and error process, since there is no way to know exactly which medicine will work for each person and there are so many to choose from. It can also be difficult to find the right fit in a counselor. In my 12 year journey since starting counseling I have had around ten different counselors. These counselors have different treatment styles and they all need to know your ...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Depression Personal Stories Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Stress Treatment Mental Illness Stigma new therapist peer to peer support Stigmatization therapeutic alliance Therapeutic Relationship therapeutic rupture Source Type: news