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writes:I wanted to know if anyone has ever been to a psychiatrist before and whats your experience with the process. My doctor is referring me to an outpatient psychiatry place and I am a bit nervous and weirded out about it. I mean, I've been to counseling as a child/teen but this is the big leagues of counseling. I'm weirded out because I feel like I have to hide it from everyone due to the fact that certain people will think its their fault I'm going and/or they will feel like I'm bad-mouthing them to a strange doctor. I'm losing sleep over it. Any advice would be so appreciated. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (6 April 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionAnnalisa~ Thank you for your reply. And yes, I do have an issue with suppressing my feelings/problems and bottling them up and I don't really have a listening ear. I mean, don't get me wrong, I have a good number of friends but I don't tell them any thing because they're busy telling me THEIR problems so I figure, why bother them with mine? The referral my doctor gave me wrote a word describing what I had which was "anhedonistic"? I googled it when I got home and it means I don't take pleasure in things that should make me happy. So I guess I should go then.
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reader, anonymous, writes (6 April 2009): There is nothing wrong with a psychiatrist. They are just like counselors EXCEPT they can prescribe medicine. If you need help talking to someone that won't judge you by all means go and let it all out. I did the same!
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