| Perhaps one of the most intimidating experiences is | | | | sure that the psychiatrist gets the overall picture. It's |
| when it comes time to talk to a psychiatrist about your | | | | possible that your situation that day might color your |
| symptoms. Psychiatrists are, by their nature, looking for | | | | perception of your symptoms. One method is to |
| pharmacological cures to your problems. Things that | | | | discuss with your therapist everything that your |
| may seem significant to you will be ignored by the | | | | psychiatrist should be told. Another, related idea is to |
| doctor. It does not mean that he or she is trying to | | | | make a list of symptoms. It would allow you to keep |
| minimalize your symptoms, but that they are looking for | | | | yourself on track, to make sure that what you need to |
| more general trends. What's important is to remember | | | | convey is told. In order for the psychiatrist to best treat |
| that your therapist and your psychiatrist serve different | | | | you, he or she needs to see exactly what is going on, |
| purposes. A therapist is the one who wants to talk | | | | with as unbiased a view as possible.Your psychiatrist |
| about your day to day issues, who wants to check on | | | | is another person that you need to trust. Although they |
| your mood from day to day. This is where the smaller | | | | might seem cold at times, or disinterested, trust that |
| issues will be discussed. A psychiatrist is going to want | | | | they are trying to help you. If you don't trust your |
| to talk about the overall picture.It is important to make | | | | doctors, you won't be able to get better. |