I've had tomorrow circled on my calendar in bright purple marker for over a month. It was supposed to be my first appointment. And now it won't be. The psychiatrist just called and politely declined to help me. She wasn't rude, but told me she didn't feel knowledgeable enough to support me. She suggested that I know more about GID than she does, which terrifies me as I am certainly not a doctor.

So, back to the drawing board...

Maddy

Sorry to hear things have not worked out. Help for use is hard to find i know. At one time i have to drive over 4hrs just to see my therapist.

Good luck on finding someone who will help.

Izzy

I am experiencing the same thing but due to financial issues. I just can't take it anymore, I just want to take my first steps into being truly happy with myself but the world does nothing but kick me down and curb stomp me to death.

a lot of people will turn you down (and, depending on where you live, can with impunity). it can be really deflating to have people turn you down, but i guess that's just the way things work sometimes. when i was starting, i called the seventeen nearest endocrinologists to me (everyone within a two-hour radius, an area with around 3 million people in it) and they all turned me down.

but the good news is that number 18 agreed to take me as a patient! he was two and a half hours away, and it was kind of a nightmare to arrange transportation, but it's still a success story more than three years down the line.

so, i guess, don't let one person get you down. there are more people, and eventually, one of them will either be educated or receptive to learning.