I went to a head doctor once for my social anxiety....

She was a pill-flipper, so she did her job and offered me two scripts. Then she said something that changed the way I thought about my life. She said, "I'll never understand this society. Back in my day we called it "shy" and people just grew out of it". She wasn't being insulting to me at all as we'd had a really good dialogue and before I realized I was at a pill doctor I had expressed my concern about meds.

Odd thing though when the lady who's supposed to be selling the pills thinks the pills are silly.....

What do you think?

Edit: Before some smart ass asks wtf I was doing there if I didn't think they were going to give me pills, I thought she was just a counselor. You know, lay on the couch talk about your feelings.

 

Sounds like she needed a new job.

 

Congrats on being able to get to a doctor for help.....doctors are a big part of my anxiety.

 

Hard to say.I don't think she is selling the pills as you put it.She may think that the pills could be of help.However it does seem like nowadays they seem to put a 'label' on everything ie:being shy now is called social anxiety etc.Alot of nonsense.--Alot of this medical labeling is because of the pharmaceutical companies wanting to market and "push" their stuff.Marketing mediations for profit is un-acceptable IMO.However of course I'm in favor of good medication if a person needs it.--If the medication helps you that would be only be a benefit for you.

 

We talked for almost 2 hours, though I only paid for 1.

She just asked if I thought physical harm would come from rejection, and I said no. She asked if I'd had my feelings hurt before. I said yes.

She said I've obviously lived through pain and embarassment enough times to know it's not the end of the world and thatt should be enough to carry me by. Shortly after is when she made the remark about how social anxiety used to be called "shy" and people outgrew it.

That was the start of it, and getting my sales job was the end. I was rejected so many times it became meaningless and I truly understood her words.

I guess I was wondering what you guys think about rx pharms being used for mental imbalances?

 

Ummm... I never grew out of it. I'm 36 and still suffer crippling social anxiety. It's beyond just being shy. Rejection is not the issue for me. I know it's not a big deal. I fully understand it intellectually. That does not help me. I got so reclusive at one point I almost starved.

I now take buspar for mine, it definitely helps... That and forcing myself to deal with it. Therapy through repeated exposure.

 

I don't think you get it. When I expressed my concern and dislike for pharms, she said, "Well then, you sir are in quite the wrong place. I'm a pill shlepper. That's what I do is write scripts. I can enroll you in a different program if you would like?"...... That was toward the end of my hour with her, and then we just kept on talking. I took the scripts but only used the one for lexapro for a couple of weeks and then never took any of them again.

 

I would try it myself...it seems to help most

 

Now I understand.--Only you can judge what type of doc she is.However by her saying the main thing she does is prescribe pills,some of the terms she used ,she's a "pill schlepper" etc.sounds like maybe she is not the right person to see.--You may want to get a second opinion.

 

I think it's fine, even good.You just have to make sure the medication is right for YOU,and a good doc is the key.--

 

No no. She talked to me about it a lot. Like I said, she gave me almost an extra free hour. She explained to me that there are counselors that listen to you and help you dig deep inside and all that while you lay on the couch, but they have different schooling etc. She told me she would credit me one hours time with the clinic if I wanted to come back and see the right guy. I declined as I thought she'd been quiet helpful and I appreciated her being open about what the clinic pays her to do.

 

Well it depends on what's her subspecialty. Maybe she's a biological psychiatrist and they mostly do prescribe pills and do not do psychotherapy.

 

Piaf may be right.-- Chaos Factor, I sometimes am a very poor communicator with typed words,and I misunderstood your original post.

 

i have several anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, i just take one klonopin a day. it helps me so much to get through each day. i do believe that some ppl need medication, however, if there is a natural way to be able to get over the problems, thats the first thing to try. but social anxiety is tough, if it gets worse enough, it keeps you from so much,. from going to the store, seeing your friends and family, leaving the house, work, etc. it helps to talk to a professional , so i think its the right path to see a counselor (i know you thought you were), some are helpful, but try to see if anyone you know can refer you, because there are some really horrible ones. i tried that out too, and mine just wanted to chat about nothing, and psychoanalyze me in a way that was plain rediculious. i was dressed up in a long sleeved collared sweater for a job interview that i had before my appt, and she was trying to tell me i was hiding my body because of fear etc. i simply just look really nice in the sweater!

 

Yes, that is what she explained to me and even offered to credit my time to the clinic if I wanted to see the right guy....I declined since she was open, honest, and very helpful on her own.

 

I guess I should've clarified that this has been many years ago. I have since found myself more often than not in a much better place, but I guess I was using the story to relate, if anything.....

I agree that there are some folks out there who are in the wrong field. I've never experienced this, but I've known people to want to be cousnelours and sadly my first thought was, "Those poor patients."

I'm not totally against meds, and I think 1mg of klonopin isn't bad, but one of my friends moms was on 2mg xanax and some other shit each day and I don't know why they had to make her a zombie to "help" her.....

I think it's just too common and easy for people to get pills these days. Should be much harder, IMO.

 

right on, yeah my doc actually wants me to be on 6 mg of klonopin, a certain amount of seroquel, and take sleeping pills before bed

if i took all of that, then how am i suppose to take care of a 3 year old all day??

yeah... i would be a zombie... but i just take that one mg of kp. i got a pill pusher doc, but shes free.

 

Do you know what helped through mine?

some asshole yelling at me on a daily basis.

 

Pills should only be used in extreme cases. The only way to resolve psychological issues is by working on yourself, no quick fix is ever going to help you.

 

if i go to a god damn head Doctor i EXPECT a fuckin blow job.