ptsd Might Have To Go Fee Based Care

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This might be an impossible task; but I think I need to try it anyway...fee basis care for my PTSD. I've tried the new tdoc (therapist) for several sessions now and I can honestly say that the only thing she has accomplished is making me feel much worse. Last appt she actually told me that she isn't here to be my friend, she's here to be my therapist!!!!! She said this referring to comments I made that I didn't understand why I couldn't express to her the problems that come up in my day-to-day life that cause me huge stress.

Nope, she doesn't want to talk about that...she doesn't feel that is important at all. Here's a few of the major things just in the past 6 months:

-Car accident causing back injury, still have on/off back pain

-Major storm caused damage to my house (need new roof, new back fence, front awning and some siding missing)

--still waiting on some estimates and work to be scheduled

-Leak in bathroom...shower wall now tore down, needs re-tiled

-2nd car accident causing neck and head injury, still in treatment for neck injury, awaiting insurance settlement

--car not the same after this accident 3K worth of damage

-big time family issues and problems with ex-spousal unit

-youngest son just this weekend was punched in face by a friend; broken front tooth; now needs major dental work

-trying to get house ready to host family thanksgiving (my mom is driving me nuts over this)

But she refuses to talk about any of this......this is just some of the crap. She also hasn't scheduled me to see a doc for meds; knowing that I've been off meds (psych meds) since the med that the RN gave me made me ill (over a month ago).

And the new "women's group" is a mess.

She knows I'm actively suicidal in that I constantly think about it...have a plan, etc...but the RN and her both agree this is my "normal". I'm sorry, since when is that "normal"?????? They just don't get it!!!! I scream for help and they look the other way.

Do you guys think the VA will approve fee based care?.........or look the other way?

And no, I won't call the hotline #, they have caller ID and the first thing they do is look up your medical records and to me that is a HUGE violation of privacy rights....sorry, didn't mean to vent.

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saw pdoc today........................finally.....................

he is putting me back on prozac to try to help my severe depression and lack of energy...however i have a history of going "manic" when given ADs. he knows this. he just told me to watch out for symptoms of mania.

oh yippie. could be in for a wild ride folks........

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saw pdoc today........................finally.....................

he is putting me back on prozac to try to help my severe depression and lack of energy...however i have a history of going "manic" when given ADs. he knows this. he just told me to watch out for symptoms of mania.

oh yippie. could be in for a wild ride folks........

My Shrink called and told me that my Paxil could cause birth defects (told him I was past menopause, so how could i get preggo lol) . . . I told him I started St. John's Wort (tincture) for Depression, and this psychiatrist told me --the St. John's Wort was "just as effective". ~Wings