So far I haven't had very good experiences with the mental health industry here in the states.
Yesterday I went to my first 1 on 1 session with my IOP. They had me on the waiting list for about a month and a half and I was excited when they gave me a call.
I live in a small city/town right outside Philly. Its not really 'small' but if you are in recovery, it becomes smaller. Anyway, guess who was assigned to be my therapist? A dude that is supposedly in recovery and who I had slept with his wife back in 1994. Don't get it twisted, she wasn't married when we were doing the boyfriend/girlfriend thing but I was the last guy she was with before they started doing their thing.
Because of this, I see a conflict of interest and I definitely detected an attitude about him.
Anyway, I filled out even more paperwork and he said that he was going to schedule me for group therapy in the evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm. I told him that that wouldn't work for me because I go to NA meetings every night during those time frames. he looked at me like I had two heads. He tried to tell me that it was okay because the one meeting I go to ends at 8:30. Ummmmm, are you fucking stupid with that Masters degree? Catching the last half hour of a 90 minute meeting isn't what I'm about. I enjoy and NEED the WHOLE FUCKING MEETING, jerkoff. (NOTE: i didn't speak to him in this manner but I should have).
He then said 'Well, when you get a job, it will probably be during the day, so therefore you won't be able to make your group sessions'.
This dude has 16 years clean. He should be WELL aware that it is a 'just for today' program. I can't see into the future and, when I do get a daytime or nighttime, I will adjust my schedule accordingly. For now, I don't have to adjust anything. I'm comfortable with the regular meetings I go to and have established associations with people and am in the process of building a foundation of people who are getting to know me.
After the session ended, I called them up and informed them that I am declining their services.
Fuck it. I have medical assistance through the state that allows me to see a psychologist. I'd much rather see a PHD than someone that has a Masters degree (and who's wife I used to fuck).
I think this gut needs to check himself and assess whether he is helping or harming.
What a jerkoff.
Yesterday I went to my first 1 on 1 session with my IOP. They had me on the waiting list for about a month and a half and I was excited when they gave me a call.
I live in a small city/town right outside Philly. Its not really 'small' but if you are in recovery, it becomes smaller. Anyway, guess who was assigned to be my therapist? A dude that is supposedly in recovery and who I had slept with his wife back in 1994. Don't get it twisted, she wasn't married when we were doing the boyfriend/girlfriend thing but I was the last guy she was with before they started doing their thing.
Because of this, I see a conflict of interest and I definitely detected an attitude about him.
Anyway, I filled out even more paperwork and he said that he was going to schedule me for group therapy in the evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm. I told him that that wouldn't work for me because I go to NA meetings every night during those time frames. he looked at me like I had two heads. He tried to tell me that it was okay because the one meeting I go to ends at 8:30. Ummmmm, are you fucking stupid with that Masters degree? Catching the last half hour of a 90 minute meeting isn't what I'm about. I enjoy and NEED the WHOLE FUCKING MEETING, jerkoff. (NOTE: i didn't speak to him in this manner but I should have).
He then said 'Well, when you get a job, it will probably be during the day, so therefore you won't be able to make your group sessions'.
This dude has 16 years clean. He should be WELL aware that it is a 'just for today' program. I can't see into the future and, when I do get a daytime or nighttime, I will adjust my schedule accordingly. For now, I don't have to adjust anything. I'm comfortable with the regular meetings I go to and have established associations with people and am in the process of building a foundation of people who are getting to know me.
After the session ended, I called them up and informed them that I am declining their services.
Fuck it. I have medical assistance through the state that allows me to see a psychologist. I'd much rather see a PHD than someone that has a Masters degree (and who's wife I used to fuck).
I think this gut needs to check himself and assess whether he is helping or harming.
What a jerkoff.
