So it took me ages to build up the confidence to go to my gp.
Finally got there feeling sick nearly crying because of how bad I had been feeling recently.
In the meeting with him I told him how I've been feeling and that my life consists of staying in a dark room because I'm not happy with how I am and I want to be a girl.
He basically brushed it all off and ignored the fact I said I was depressed and said oh maybe you are just over tired...
I had some blood tests which obviously came back fine and he gave me a leaflet for a therapist .
I was so upset with how it all went . He made me feel so stupid and I was so embarrassed with how it all went. I was so in shock afterwards i couldnt concentrate on anything and felt so distant.Then to top it all off I checked out the therapist and they don't even deal with transgender issues.
Basically I need to go back to my gp but I'm too scared and lack even more confidence than the last time I went. Anyone else that had a bad doctors experience how did you get that back?
Sorry for the rant
I think I would find a different doctor. I doubt going back would change how he views you as a patient.
Hugs,
Heather
Hi, sorry to hear you had a bad experience. Sadly GP experiences can often be negative or at best ill informed.
You don't say if you're in the UK, if you are, there are published guidelines and advice for GPs on how they should deal with patients who may feel they are Trans.
Either way, be informed on your rights, and be prepared to educate the professionals you might encounter, in their defense, they can't know everything!
My best advice is try to find a more sympathetic or knowledgeable GP or therapist for help or a second opinion. Don't give up, help is out there and ofc here too
I think you opened with to much stuff that screamed "depression" at him. Its the most common psych thing he likely sees. Punting to a therapist is probably his default response for anything that vaguely looks like depression.
Therapist then sees patient, confirms depression, return to gp, gp writes script for anti-depressant, you could put that on infinite repeat and it'd match most gp's experience with psych to a tee. Habit and expectation of typical result effect physicians the same as the rest of us. And from their pov, the AD is harmless enough, patient doesn't die, patient comes back next month when they have the flu, all neat and tidy; three visits, three billings, very nice, no mess.
I think its what these WPATH/IC protocols are supposed to address, when a non-typical psych shows up, to avoid the habituated diagnosis, and get the right therapy for the individual patient.
I'd try going to the referred therapist and be upbeat but honest about what you feel; let them see something past the "depressed dude(ette) unhappy with their boring life..." thing. Think of it as you've sat down at the table and got dealt a hand that's not great, but playable, see where it leads!