Psychiatrist at psych ward thinks I’m faking depression

[justagreenleaf]

I am crying on my hospital bed. This was my last chance before ctb

 

[Darkover]

yeah the whole medical profession is incompetent at the best of times and negligent at worst

 

[Carlotta16]

I am crying on my hospital bed. This was my last chance before ctb

Did they actually say that to you??!! That is bloody awful!! They're a disgrace

 

[Doombox]

That's horrible. I'm so sorry to hear it. Did this person say why they think you're "faking it"?

 

[jesse]

I think psychiatrists fake practicing medicine.

 

[right:sun]

I'm so sorry.

 

[rationaltake]

I understand. The worst thing ever is not being believed. It's just so unfair.

 

[wait.what]

. . . for what possible purpose? Did they say what they thought you had instead? Or are you supposedly in a hospital for funsies?

 

[FuneralCry]

Some people really are so invalidating and insensitive. I'm sorry that you were treated like that. I can imagine that it must be awful being trapped in a psych ward. I wish you relief from suffering.

 

[Medicmedic72]

Can you explain more? Why did you go to the hospital and what did you tell them?

 

[Hollowman]

They are worthless try not to let it bother you to much

 

[Eternally Dottie]

I am crying on my hospital bed. This was my last chance before ctb

They obviously don't know their job as well as they think they do. That's appalling, I'm sorry you're going through that. You should ask them to document their reasoning and then put in a complaint against them or ask for a second opinion. I don't know what country you are in though and whether that is possible for you.

 

[drakeramoraya158]

The worst thing about mental illnesses is that there is no diagnostic test to determine the existence and severity of the mental problem.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

You should tell them that if that's true then you should be let free from the psych ward, assuming you aren't already there of your own volition.

 

[justagreenleaf]

That's horrible. I'm so sorry to hear it. Did this person say why they think you're "faking it"?

Presumably because I have a history of psychosis so all I say is potentially "false". I was sharing childhood trauma and they asked "do you remember it or someone told you that?"

. . . for what possible purpose? Did they say what they thought you had instead? Or are you supposedly in a hospital for funsies?

I have no idea. I was crying in bed and they were like "does it bother you when I ask you questions like that?" so coldly

Can you explain more? Why did you go to the hospital and what did you tell them?

I was sent there for suicidal ideation by my external psychiatrist. I was talking about my suicidal ideation and childhood trauma and how meds don't work and they were like "for meds to work we'd have to be sure WHAT we are treating you for exactly. . ."

 

[Doombox]

Wow, casting doubt on trauma memories is heavy.

 

[Deformationalplagio]

They always think that stuff exept if a normie enters with workstress or something simple like that. Sir your just deformed its not that bad looks dont matter. Bruh at moments like that i really want to fuck up their face with acid and see how happy they really are. Lucky im not a bad guy but one day someone will defnitly go on a rampage.

 

[peanuts]

Ugh I am so sorry. I once got the "well if you can fake being happy perhaps you're faking being sad" from a mental health nurse. I never saw her again. I was horrified. It was the first time ever being on antidepressants, I'd gained 30kg (almost 70lbs) trying to recover from anorexia and I was absolutely broken. I've always been highly functioning - and I fake happy enough to hold down a job (study at that time) .. but the reason I am so isolated is because it's exhausting faking it all the time.

 

[Shu]

Presumably because I have a history of psychosis so all I say is potentially "false". I was sharing childhood trauma and they asked "do you remember it or someone told you that?"

I have no idea. I was crying in bed and they were like "does it bother you when I ask you questions like that?" so coldly

I was sent there for suicidal ideation by my external psychiatrist. I was talking about my suicidal ideation and childhood trauma and how meds don't work and they were like "for meds to work we'd have to be sure WHAT we are treating you for exactly. . ."

You know that's the thing about childhood trauma sometimes we forget it I have a friend in Canada who went through some kind of hypnosis therapy or something and remembered that she was abused as a child. It was then confirmed to be true by a family member whenever she brought it up
Sorry you're going through this
Sorry you're going through this