two weeks ago i had a doctors appointment for 3 things: a pap smear, asking for a blood work form, and asking for a referral to a psychologist bc i am interested in meds potentially but want to be formally diagnosed first. unfortunately, it wasn’t my doctor conducting the appointment, it was her med student. the student decided not to refer me, and that my dr could figure out diagnosis/meds on her own for a follow up appointment. this appointment sent me down a depressive spiral for two weeks (i was already severely depressed but this took away the small amount of functioning i could manage).

today was my follow up. i brought a list of symptoms and a page of notes, expecting to have to convince my dr. their system was down, so she didn’t know why i was there haha. i started with, i am interested in medication but i want to get diagnosed first because i have borderline traits, so i’m interested in seeing a psychologist. she immediately wrote down two names of possible psychologists she could refer me to, and asked if i’d be interested in having an appointment with the psychiatrist. she also mentioned someone who specializes in adhd if i was interested in seeing them (i’m not sure why? but she was giving me so many resources and i appreciate that so much)

the only downside is it might take a while for an appointment, but considering how invalidating my current counsellor’s supervisor has been to me, idc. i’m willing to wait another month or so if the person i talk to can actually help me.