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How and Can You Contact An Old Psychiatrist?

DolphinsRLife99 May 20th, 2019

I feel like contacting my old psychiatrist to get a proper closure on our sessions before potentially finding a new one that would be better for my budget.

I abruptly stopped going to him 3 years ago when I had been in a really, really dark place and my parents confiscated my anti-depressant medication, forcing me to quit cold turkey, as they believed that the medication was making me feel worse rather than better.

Fortunately, I did not suffer any side effects as far as I knew and in fact, I had been getting a lot better on my own up until recently when I started my internship. From there, I suddenly wasn't able to cope as well and now I'm wondering if I should seek out my old psychiatrist just to tie up those loose ends, close the chapter and move on.

Although I would not mind going back to him since I feel that I am a lot more honest and aware of my feelings now, I still don't earn enough money to be able to fork out a hundred or two every week to see him. Plus the fact that my internship is ending this month.

So my two main questions are: 1) Should I contact him in the first place? Is this a legitimate reason to? 2) Should I schedule an appointment to talk things out or can I just do this over email?

Thank you for reading and I hope to hear some responses soon ><

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Jem7Cups April 8th, 2020

@DolphinsRLife99

1) Should I contact him in the first place? Is this a legitimate reason to?
If you feel you need closure, then absolutely!

2) Should I schedule an appointment to talk things out or can I just do this over email?
It depends on what you'd be more comfortable with ๐Ÿ˜Š

Jem ๐Ÿ’œ