My psychiatrist retired and I couldn’t find a new one, and ended up with a psych NP. Now I’ve been stable for over a year, but naturally two months after switching psych providers, I enter the worst depression I’ve had since probably 2015. I was really scared my new provider wouldn’t care about my opinions, thoughts, or experiences… that she wouldn’t take me seriously. But she did take all of those things seriously and treated me with respect. 

Just a reminder that there are still professionals who care and take us seriously out there. Don’t give up;!