Re: Met With Psychologist Yesterday

[Guest guest]

Oh ,

I have no wisdom to offer other than to not waste your money. But the

mental health system seems to exist to put us between a rock and a hard

place so many times that is no wonder one begins to develop a cynical and

defensive attitude toward so-called professionals. You have to remember

that the psychologist is being employed BY YOU to render a service, if you

continue to see her because you need to see her to get from point a to point

b, no one will benefit. I wish you well and empathise completely. I am

sorry I have nothing more to offer.

ph

<ctjj04@...> writes:

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

> went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked her

> what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

> psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

> E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

> that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to ask

> her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to me

> and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay away

> from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to not

> make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even knows

> about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

> treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she will

> cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

> thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has to

> be taking therapy. <snip>

[Guest guest]

Gee, ,

I'll be interested in what and the other therapists on this

list advise you. It sounds like she's coming from the 'What We

Resist Persists' angle - and therefore, wants you and the family not

to give OCD ANY more power by resisting and focusing on it too much

because 'What We Focus On E-X-P-A-N-D-S.' Maybe that's why she wants

the 'nice name' for OCD, something less frightening and less

intimidating for your child, like The Easter Bunny or Mr Liar-Liar-

Pants-on-Fire We can't fear the Easter Bunny! And, it's

easier to kick his little cotton tail in the butt! I'm being

silly ---of course The Easter Bunny name would ruin Easter and this

is not a good choice - but you get the idea.

This therapist is obviously trying to MINIMIZE OCD's grip on the

family, but in a way, she seems to be very aggressive with her

approach. I mean (and I'm no expert by any means) but... seems to me

she'd first ACKNOWLEDGE the OCD. 'It's here. Now lets see what we

can do about it and get a Plan of Action.' Then she should request a

hierarchy from you (a list of his fears prioritized from worse to

least, and they will start w/ the small ones on the bottom).

Ya gotta give the woman a little credit though-- at least she's

seeing the BIG picture and the family's involvement in OCD. 's

therapist had a little trouble in the beginning seeing how engrained

I was in his rituals - and how DEPENDENT he had become on me! I had

to kick a little sense into HER too!

Many times we parents can become OBSESSIVE about our children's

OBSESSIONS-- so maybe that's why she wants you to forget about OCD

for awhile, Take Care of YOU (and get a break) and wants you to stop

taking notes and reading the list. I was there once too - I was so

desperate to END OCD, that I read too much, took too many notes, and

LOST myself into the whole thing!!! You couldn't tell the difference

between me (and my anxiety) and (and his anxiety) at the time!

LOL My husband used to joke w/ me: 'Ummm... just WHO has the OCD

here, you or --because woman, you're OBSESSED!!!'

Hang in there!

Joni

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

> went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked

her

> what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive

therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

> psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

> E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

> that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to

ask

> her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to

me

> and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay

away

> from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of

OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to

not

> make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even

knows

> about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

> treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she

will

> cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

> thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has

to

> be taking therapy.

> Tomorrow we see his psychiatrist and I am going to fill him in on

> how great this Doctor is that he recommended.

> My son can not feel comfortable with someone that acts so strange

as

> this woman does and asks the impossible.

> He needs us and we are his only support, she also wants him to not

> hate his OCD or even call it that but give it a nice name,and it is

> not to be his enemy but respected for being able to control his

life

> and have such power over him.

> Has anyone come acrossed this kind of Doctor? I find her to be

quite

> odd and her techniques very unusual. Should I stick with her or

drop

> her like a hot potato?

>

[Guest guest]

- I don't think I'd like this approach either. I'll be

interested to hear how all the experienced parents here answer this.

How old is your son? The psychologist reminds me of the teachers at

my sons' schools where they tell us (the parents) to let the kids be

responsible for themselves. The " kids " need to keep up with

assignments, etc., as they have to learn to be responsible for

themselves and grow up and so on. " Let them fail. " If your son is

middle school age or older, then this may be the approach she's

taking, similar to the teachers. If your son is younger, I wouldn't

like this approach.

And maybe she might be trying to keep the rest of you out of it

because she thinks you are too involved in his problems. But then

what parent isn't??? I wonder if she has kids? I would think he'd

be allowed to finish his thoughts - at least at the first few

meetings.

Keep us posted and, like I said, I'll be interested too to hear what

the other parents say!

in N.C.

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

> went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked

her

> what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive

therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

> psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

> E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

> that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to

ask

> her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to

me

> and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay

away

> from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of

OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to

not

> make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even

knows

> about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

> treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she

will

> cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

> thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has

to

> be taking therapy.

> Tomorrow we see his psychiatrist and I am going to fill him in on

> how great this Doctor is that he recommended.

> My son can not feel comfortable with someone that acts so strange

as

> this woman does and asks the impossible.

> He needs us and we are his only support, she also wants him to not

> hate his OCD or even call it that but give it a nice name,and it is

> not to be his enemy but respected for being able to control his

life

> and have such power over him.

> Has anyone come acrossed this kind of Doctor? I find her to be

quite

> odd and her techniques very unusual. Should I stick with her or

drop

> her like a hot potato?

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, ! I am uncomfortable with this doc just reading about

her. I Understand her request (command?) to distance yourself some

from OCD. That will help...but you can't abandon your son

completely! ODC is not a family thing, but neither is the stomach flu

and that can certainly affect the entire family! I have placed the

responsibility of bullying OCD on (15) and that has helped me

as well as the rest of the family and I must admit I can't bring

myself to read another book on the subject (I read now for pure

escape!). However, I would be hard pressed to give up this site as

so many encouraging and life-saving concepts :-) have come from

here! I really felt uncomfortable when I read that the doc doesn't

allow your son to finish his thought and she wanted him to respect

OCD, not to hate it. My son's hate of OCD and what it has done to

his life is what is keeping him fighting!!

Good luck with your decision, but remember instincts can be very

valuable.

Melinda s.

Dallas

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

> went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked

her

> what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive

therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

> psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

> E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

> that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to

ask

> her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to

me

> and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay

away

> from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of

OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to

not

> make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even

knows

> about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

> treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she

will

> cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

> thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has

to

> be taking therapy.

> Tomorrow we see his psychiatrist and I am going to fill him in on

> how great this Doctor is that he recommended.

> My son can not feel comfortable with someone that acts so strange

as

> this woman does and asks the impossible.

> He needs us and we are his only support, she also wants him to not

> hate his OCD or even call it that but give it a nice name,and it is

> not to be his enemy but respected for being able to control his

life

> and have such power over him.

> Has anyone come acrossed this kind of Doctor? I find her to be

quite

> odd and her techniques very unusual. Should I stick with her or

drop

> her like a hot potato?

>

[Guest guest]

, ctjj04@...

It is important to be an educated consumer, and you

have proved to be just this! Before you leave this

therapist, I suggest you ask to see her in privacy and

discuss your opinions with her. Sometimes when we know

more than the average person on a subject, the

'professionals' can feel intimidated! If she continues

to guide you in a direction that you are not

comfortable with, then let her know.

You can try discussing your concerns over the

telephone and inquire if there will be a charge for

answering your questions. If she remains difficult to

work with discontinue the therapeutic relationship.

SOME professionals will enquire why you leave their

services, others don't bother.

You may discover that she was having an 'off' day,

and can be quite reasonable. Sometimes we need to get

to know someone a little better before passing

judgement on them...

My opinion is to take a breath, then call the

therapist.

take care, wendy in canada

_______________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Where in Illinois do you live? How far could you drive to see someone else? If you can't work with this woman, then you may have to drive a bit, but perhaps it would be worth it.

Despite my previous advice to run in the opposite direction, I have been thinking for the past few hours about you, and this therapist, and felt I should add that she is right (in my opinion) about not letting yourself get too wrapped up in the OCD. I have to steer myself away from the psychology/psychiatry bookshelves in bookstores, because I still, after four years, hope I'll find that "magic bullet" - THE book that will tell me how to solve all our problems with Annie. I tell myself now "no, we have a great psychiatrist and a great therapist - this is for them to work on." It is VERY easy to become obsessive about your child's illness - any illness.

Have you contacted the OC Foundation for help in locating a therapist? Or called the medical schools nearest you? They might help with referrals.

Good luck!

emily

[Guest guest]

Thank you for everyone responding. I am not about to give up my

coming to this site and I do not like her approach and will look

elsewhere.

I don't beleive her that she is the only one around that knows

about OCD! We may live in a small town but there has got to be

someone out there in Illinois that is a therapist and is very

familiar with OCD.

I do not beleive that making OCD a friend or to respect it is going

to help. She said well he tried bossing it back and it did not work

so why not try this approach. She said that he is just feeding it

when he gets angry at it.

This has been a very bad day for him and he can't do anything but

sit because the thoughts are just bombarding him.

I broke down this evening in the bathroom and my husband came in

and said you have to hold on. Sometimes I wonder if it is ever going

to get better around here.

This site means alot to me and all of you that have replied thank

you so much, it means so much to know that there are others who

understand I just wish you were within reaching! Take care.

[Guest guest]

,

While I think most responses will support dumping this psychologist, I

will at least support a couple of the points I think she is making.

1)While ocd HAS to be a family affair, it IS NOT our problem. As

parents we (me for sure!)can get overly involved...and try too hard.

Our " parent " anxiety about ocd actually feeds the symptoms. A certain

level of dispassion is useful. Our caring walks the fine line!

Having little holidays where we forget about ocd or pretend it isn't

there is pretty healthy, I think (but not during therapy!).

2)I think it's ok to respect ocd (Not give it a nice name though!!)

and to accept it. Always presenting it as the Evil Enemy can be tricky

when it is A PART OF YOU. Accepting it as a brain malfunction that can

be overcome by observing and discriminating false messages. This

" cognitive stepping stone " is VERY difficult, but seems to be a key

step in quieting ocd and not having it interfere too much.

Best wishes ! May the right decision present itself!

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

> went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked

her

> what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive

therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

> psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

> E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

> that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to

ask

> her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to me

> and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay

away

> from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of

OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to

not

> make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even knows

> about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

> treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she will

> cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

> thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has

to

> be taking therapy.

> Tomorrow we see his psychiatrist and I am going to fill him in on

> how great this Doctor is that he recommended.

> My son can not feel comfortable with someone that acts so strange

as

> this woman does and asks the impossible.

> He needs us and we are his only support, she also wants him to not

> hate his OCD or even call it that but give it a nice name,and it is

> not to be his enemy but respected for being able to control his life

> and have such power over him.

> Has anyone come acrossed this kind of Doctor? I find her to be

quite

> odd and her techniques very unusual. Should I stick with her or drop

> her like a hot potato?

>

[Guest guest]

Judy,

She has not had enough patients in a year with OCD to even count on

one hand so that tells you something. I already wrote my letter to

her explaining why we are no longer needing her services and I made

it clear how important it is as a parent to voice our opinion to our

Doctors on wanting to know if they are not just familiar with OCD but

have had patients with it and their success rate and line of

treatment. We have the right to ask not just for OCD but for any

illness, we should want the best for our loved ones and if we have to

search and search we will do so till we find one!

[Guest guest]

,

I am so sorry that today has been a rough day, but hang in there...it

will get better. I was where you are less that a month ago. I was

overwhelmed with despair and invisioned this situation going on

FOREVER. But through this list, I have learned how to help myself

and therefore help by implementing my separation from OCD. I

can say that I have cried buckets and may cry more before all is said

and done. But that's OK...it's OK for me and its OK for you. It is

a great release. You don't have to hold it together. We as wives

and mothers tend to think that this is our #1 job description! Take

care of yourself. You will ultimately be helping you son. A sense

of humor also helps, although that is one I haven't mastered.

Other's on the list are pro's! I think they should have a " sense of

humor 101 " seminar at the conference!

Hang in there!

Melinda S.

Dallas

> Thank you for everyone responding. I am not about to give up my

> coming to this site and I do not like her approach and will look

> elsewhere.

> I don't beleive her that she is the only one around that knows

> about OCD! We may live in a small town but there has got to be

> someone out there in Illinois that is a therapist and is very

> familiar with OCD.

> I do not beleive that making OCD a friend or to respect it is

going

> to help. She said well he tried bossing it back and it did not work

> so why not try this approach. She said that he is just feeding it

> when he gets angry at it.

> This has been a very bad day for him and he can't do anything but

> sit because the thoughts are just bombarding him.

> I broke down this evening in the bathroom and my husband came in

> and said you have to hold on. Sometimes I wonder if it is ever

going

> to get better around here.

> This site means alot to me and all of you that have replied thank

> you so much, it means so much to know that there are others who

> understand I just wish you were within reaching! Take care.

>

[Guest guest]

HI :

Does the psychologist plan to do behavior therapy along with the cognitive

part?

Her point about the family recognizing OCD as a problem their beloved

family member has to solve for themselves is important. However it is

impossible for OCD not to affect the whole family if they spend time with

their beloved OCDer.

I have been advised not to give OCD too much power by hating it too much.

Making it a friend is a bit of an odd approach. This could be a

paradoxical approach, similar to using humor. What helped us more was to

joke about OCD, in a way that was respectful to our son, in the same way as

a kid jokes about a scary monster to make it seem less important and powerful.

Cutting your son off when he is OCDing is something that may seem rude at

first but it is an important skill for us to learn. The more attention and

time we give OCD, the more it takes, it is insatiable. Learning to boss

back OCD will be hard for your son at first but he will learn to

stop/control his OCDing rituals and long explanations.

What about trying the five session rule and seeing if your son's symptoms

are being reduced? Has the psychologist read Dr. Tamar Chansky's book,

" Freeing Your Child from OCD? " Please keep us posted about progress, take

care, aloha, Kathy (h)

kathyh@...

At 05:26 PM 06/05/2001 -0000, you wrote:

> Hello Everyone,

> We finally got in to the psychologist and she is very strange. I

>went in first and questioned her on her knowledge of OCD. I asked her

>what techniques she would use with my son. She said cognitive therapy.

> She listened to me tell her of the years of going from one

>psychologist to the next and not finding one that was familiar with

>E/RP. Of all the medications we have tried and have not found one

>that helps.

> I brought a notebook in of my notes so I could remember what to ask

>her. I told her of this site and others that have been helpful to me

>and given me alot of information.

> She then proceeded to tell me to put away the notebook and stay away

>from the OCD sites for the next 6 weeks and just stop thinking of OCD!

> Like that is possible. She said it is his problem and we need to not

>make it a family thing! How is that even logically possible.

> She said she is the only person in 100 miles radius that even knows

>about OCD and can help and it was up to me if I wanted to continue

>treatment.

> I do not want to take my son back. She is sooo strange and she will

>cut my son off in the middle of his explaining his thoughts and say

>thats to much information I just want a simple answer.

> I order for him to get in to see a specialist in Chicago, he has to

>be taking therapy.

> Tomorrow we see his psychiatrist and I am going to fill him in on

>how great this Doctor is that he recommended.

> My son can not feel comfortable with someone that acts so strange as

>this woman does and asks the impossible.

> He needs us and we are his only support, she also wants him to not

>hate his OCD or even call it that but give it a nice name,and it is

>not to be his enemy but respected for being able to control his life

>and have such power over him.

> Has anyone come acrossed this kind of Doctor? I find her to be quite

>odd and her techniques very unusual. Should I stick with her or drop

>her like a hot potato?

>

[Guest guest]

HI :

After reading that your son's new therapist doesn't recommend bossing back,

I wonder if you would not be better off trusting your instincts. This is

very well recognized terminology from Dr. March and Mulle's book

which is the state-of-the-art treatment for OCD. When you call the

psychologist you might want to ask what protocol she will base her approach

on and what her view is of the March protocol.

My very best recommendations on OCD professionals have come from other

parents of children with OCD. We found some docs make referrals based on

professional courtesy and not from their own knowledge of the skills of the

person they referred us to. I like what wrote about talking to the

therapist. Good luck, take care, aloha, Kathy (h)

kathyh@...

At 11:56 PM 06/05/2001 -0000, you wrote:

> Thank you for everyone responding. I am not about to give up my

>coming to this site and I do not like her approach and will look

>elsewhere.

> I don't beleive her that she is the only one around that knows

>about OCD! We may live in a small town but there has got to be

>someone out there in Illinois that is a therapist and is very

>familiar with OCD.

> I do not beleive that making OCD a friend or to respect it is going

>to help. She said well he tried bossing it back and it did not work

>so why not try this approach. She said that he is just feeding it

>when he gets angry at it.

> This has been a very bad day for him and he can't do anything but

>sit because the thoughts are just bombarding him.

> I broke down this evening in the bathroom and my husband came in

>and said you have to hold on. Sometimes I wonder if it is ever going

>to get better around here.

> This site means alot to me and all of you that have replied thank

>you so much, it means so much to know that there are others who

>understand I just wish you were within reaching! Take care.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't post much ;o) mostly just lurk.

But I know that the support we get from this list is also what keeps me going. The advice we find here is top notch in my opinion. The ladies here have been there done that so to speak. They live with ocd daily just as we do. They also have had SUCCESS in getting their kids better.

We are starting with a new therapist tomorrow. She will be our third one. But because of this list, I knew to ask more questions before diving in head first this time. I also know what to watch for now, so I don't waste time and money.

I have been doing a lot of crying myself lately. But hang it there! Take care of yourself!!

/La.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

When my husband took my son to the Psychiatrist yesterday the

Doctor asked how the visit went with the psychologist? My son jumped

right in and told him what she did and asked and when he was finished

the Doctor was quite shocked at her line of treatment and said I have

a psychologist in our own department and I can promise you that he is

nothing like that!

But you can not take another Doctor's word that this person is the

right one, like you said you have to ask the right questions yourself

and find out before you dive in too deep and I am glad I did.

I agree with you how helpful this site is. I would be totally lost

without it. I am learning through this site things books could never

tell me from the heart of women who know first hand the trials, the

meds, the Doctors and have insight that a book can't hold a candle

too.

I am sorry to hear that you are crying. My hear truely goes out to

you and I wish I could give you a hug, I know how hard this is

and its beyond what anyone whos on the outside looking in could ever

imagine! I hope today is a better day for you.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am so happy to hear that you will be trying another psychologist. I am glad the psychiatrist agreed with you all about the other one!

>I am sorry to hear that you are crying. My hear truely goes out to you and I wish I could give you a hug, I know how hard this is and its beyond what anyone whos on the outside looking in could ever imagine! I hope today is a better day for you.

Thanks so much for these very kinds words!

We had our first appt. w/ the new therapist Thurs. I have to say I was very impressed with her. She will be using the March/Mulle book for the treatment plan. She will be seeing him to begin with once a week. She will increase this to 2-3 times a week if necessary. She said she will be doing E & RP with him. Which is something I hadn't heard from the previous two therapists.

She also has successfully treated an ocd patient with the similar ocd symptoms as my son. She said that he has improved greatly using CBT and E & RP.

We will be seeing her again next week. She is hoping to start to build a relationship with him the next visit. It seems that he is wary of another therapist after not having success with the first two. I hope he lets her have the chance to treat him, because I really think she will be able to help him if he lets her.

We also will be seeing a new psychiatrist the first week of July. I hope if the new doc can get his meds adjusted correctly it will further help him to respond to treatment.

I hope you are doing okay too. I hope you all are able to find a psychologist soon that will work with you guys and help you all.

Hugs to you and take care!

/La.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am so happy to hear that you found a psychologist, boy does she

sound like a keeper!

> Hi ,

>

> I am so happy to hear that you will be trying another

psychologist. I am glad the psychiatrist agreed with you all about

the other one!

>

> >I am sorry to hear that you are crying. My hear truely goes out to

> you and I wish I could give you a hug, I know how hard this

is

> and its beyond what anyone whos on the outside looking in could

ever

> imagine! I hope today is a better day for you.

>

> Thanks so much for these very kinds words!

>

> We had our first appt. w/ the new therapist Thurs. I have to say I

was very impressed with her. She will be using the March/Mulle book

for the treatment plan. She will be seeing him to begin with once a

week. She will increase this to 2-3 times a week if necessary. She

said she will be doing E & RP with him. Which is something I hadn't

heard from the previous two therapists.

>

> She also has successfully treated an ocd patient with the similar

ocd symptoms as my son. She said that he has improved greatly using

CBT and E & RP.

>

> We will be seeing her again next week. She is hoping to start to

build a relationship with him the next visit. It seems that he is

wary of another therapist after not having success with the first

two. I hope he lets her have the chance to treat him, because I

really think she will be able to help him if he lets her.

>

> We also will be seeing a new psychiatrist the first week of July.

I hope if the new doc can get his meds adjusted correctly it will

further help him to respond to treatment.

>

> I hope you are doing okay too. I hope you all are able to find a

psychologist soon that will work with you guys and help you all.

>

> Hugs to you and take care!

>

> /La.