Hi,
I need some help. I saw a psychologist for about ten years before she retired at the end of last year. At the time I was put on a waiting list with a psychologist who had an eight month waiting list. I finally saw him in June and we had eight sessions before I decided he was not helping me in any way and I was actually feeling worse because with my previous one I felt hopeful and positive after leaving the sessions. With him I felt he didn’t get me, we never made any progress and I was feeling worse because I felt hopeless about my situation like things would never get better because my only hope (psychology) was not working, as opposed to having some hope for a better future like with my last psychologist.
The clincher was when something bad happened to me a month ago and I called up in tears asking if he could see me sooner than my next scheduled appointment. He never bothered to even call to say he couldn’t see me but was I ok. I confronted him at my next appointment and he said he got the message but he was busy and “I didn’t specifically ask for a call back”. I could tell them he didn’t care about me, just my money and I did not return after that session.
Anyway, that was a month ago and since then I have been calling every psychologist I can find that works remotely near me. They all say sorry I am not taking on new patients. How do I get help when no one will see me?
I am in so much pain. I’m not suicidal or anything but I don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, I cry all throughout the day and feel hopeless and sad all the time. I am anxious all the time. I have a difficult work situation and I just feel trapped. I need some help but don’t understand why psychologists don’t care, I am sure they can hear the pain in my voice when I call because I am trying hard not to cry on the phone.
my Gp hasn’t helped either. He just said that’s all the psychologists I know. Maybe I’m expecting too much to assume a gp would care and help me find someone, or that a psychologist would tell i was in need and make an exception, but regardless the situation is what it is and I just don’t know what else to do.
does anyone have any advice?
