I don't think the doctors are going to gang up on you. Dr. Evil has already changed his tune, you are getting or have documentation to back up what you are requesting, and now you have succeeded in getting "outside eyes" to witness what is going on. And they are following up. And why would you make his treatment of you up? I have a feeling he's going to shape up now that his colleagues and peers are watching. He probably has a reputation that others can't talk about in the name of being professional.
Be prepared with your story and you should be just fine. Relax, you're doing great!!! Hugs, MP
Thanks, MP. You are right that Dr Evil (
) has already changed his story once. I made a note of what he said and included it with my complaint, because I expect that he will now find a third story, in order to reconcile the two contrasting versions we already have.
He is a staff psychiatrist who was promoted very recently - at the time he started seeing me. He is young, keen, idealistic and hopelessly out of his depth, to be honest. It is a shame to do this to someone at the start of a career, but he really has issues to deal with, and I don't want to be on the receiving end of that process.
Part of my complaint is that he has in the past disclosed elements of his personal life to me in an inappropriate way, and not maintained appropriate boundaries. Even if I made up the rest, it would be impossible for me to know what I do about his parents etc without him having told me. So that one will be difficult to wriggle out of. Trouble is, I am such a good listener. I sit there, and listen in bewilderment, and they talk ....
These are my specific complaints, taken from my letter:
1. Used inappropriate language to me in terms of my appointment with him today, namely that; ‘You shouldn’t even be here. I have discharged you.’
2. Failed to use adequate care in relation to my situation, and in relation to the letter dated July 29, which to date he has not acted on in any way whatever, even to query a missing leaflet with an internal phone call
3. Attempted continually to discharge me, regardless of my medical state, simply on the basis of non prescription, and actually discharged me contrary to the advice of my therapist, and the requirements of the Complex Therapies Service
4. Failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries in discussing his personal life and religion, and in trying to cheer me up rather than listening to me.
Many thanks again. Feeling a bit stronger today.
