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Re: T with attitude problem? » rnny

Posted by Verloren on December 31, 2009, at 1:06:34

In reply to T with attitude problem?, posted by rnny on December 30, 2009, at 13:32:20

The first T I saw during my search was o k. just o k. She didn't seem excessively intelligent or insightful so I only stayed with her for a month. Her attitude came out when we were discussing the bill. She keep saying "most people's copayments are around $10 or $15 dollars or so"
My immediate response was "A. I don't have a copayment (based on my insurance plan) I pay a 10% co-insurance. and B. I need a definite amount of what I'm paying you. Not what you guestimate I should or some made up number."
She said "copayment is the same as co-insurance and what difference does it make?! Most people with plans similar to yours just pay XX amount."
I said, "I like to be a little more organized than that (she knew I had OCD). I need to know exactly how much I owe you."
She said, "It doesn't make a difference. Everyone else just pays XX amount. What's the big deal?! (she started shaking her head incredulously at me and frowned really mean)
I said, "Whatever! but co-insurance is not the same as copay." And I left. I also never paid her, but she never sent me a bill with the right amounts, and that's another story.

The next doc I saw was a pdoc and when told about a certain ocd tendency I have he looked up at me, laughed and said "you don't really do that do you?" I was so upset, I couldn't believe how unprofessional he was. Then he argued with me because I didn't want to take Prozac, then he got up mid session, told the nurse to give me a script for Prozac and walked out of the room without even saying goodbye or looking back at me.
Not sure if those stories are the types of "T with attitude" you were looking for but it felt like it to me.
Sometimes I think many therapist feel like they know what's best because of their experience yet they seem to not really be able to see through our eyes and really empathize with how we view them. And I think it's so easy for them to get godlike complexes even despite their training. Imagine being utterly adored and loved by even a dozen of your patients. Over time some arrogance is bound to creep in, no matter how professionally trained they are. They are still human beings. And with arrogance comes attitudes.

-Verloren

 

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