• 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    tbf. the process of finding a good one is hard, especially when you need a therapist.

    Had one, after searching, we had one appointment, then he cancelled 4 appointments in a row, then I lost Medicaid so no nore trying for me.

    • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      there are bad professionals in every field. but there’s a limit on how much damage a mediocre locksmith can do, while a bad therapist can really waste your time for years.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      Yeah, it can be hard if you don’t have the right tools.

      Thankfully, despite all the complaints I have about my insurance company, they at least had a locator I could use to find people that are covered, and it only took a bit of extra snooping to see where they likely stood regarding my needs to whittle it down to like 3 or 4 therapists. I’ll be the first to admit that I got really lucky in finding my therapist and having him mesh well with me.

      Sorry to hear you lost insurance friend, I hope you’re able to take care of yourself out there, I know it’s not easy.

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      15 hours ago

      Weird how finding a good practitioner for any medical specialty is mostly trivial, except for therapists. Almost as if they are all bad.

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        15 hours ago

        Nah, there are plenty of bad GPs, surgeons etc…

        I can tell you much more anecdotes about bad “physical” doctors from friends and family than about psychological ones. To be fair, people are much more likely to rant about how a surgeon fucked up the stitches on their leg than about how a therapist made their depression worse.