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Yes. All the time. First you have to find a therapist that actually exists. Then you need to find one who returns a simple email or phone call. Then one who is

Yes. All the time. First you have to find a therapist that actually exists. Then you need to find one who returns a simple email or phone call. Then one who is willing to take you on as a client, and finally one who actually has the tools to help. And each step is hell for someone with any of several conditions that might have been why they were seeking a therapist in the first place. It's no wonder we have a crisis - if that's even the word for something that has been going on so long.

RajT88 3y ago
As others have pointed out, this is the experience with other healthcare providers. Insurers are incentivized for you to not seek out healthcare, but not die. Or seek care, but pay out of pocket. They need those premiums. I had bad insurance once (Unicare), and an office lady I worked with who used to work there shared many horrifying stories of things like employees putting claims in plastic bags and hiding them above the ceiling tiles.
- notacoward 3y ago
  > this is the experience with other healthcare providers I'd say there is still a difference in how the ghosting is likely to affect the person seeking care. Somebody seeking help with plantar fasciitis or urinary troubles might not appreciate being ghosted, but it could be a major roadblock to someone with executive dysfunction, or devastating to someone with social anxiety. There's probably also a bit of a difference in terms of finding someone actually good. Do you know whether you might be better served by a different dermatologist? Your sense of that is probably much less strong than that of someone currently seeing a therapist with the wrong approach for them. I agree that this does happen in all medical specialties and that it's bad everywhere, but it's even worse for therapists to do it.

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Yes. All the time. First you have to find a therapist that actually exists. Then you need to find one who returns a simple email or phone call. Then one who is

by notacoward 3y ago

RajT88 3y ago
As others have pointed out, this is the experience with other healthcare providers. Insurers are incentivized for you to not seek out healthcare, but not die. Or seek care, but pay out of pocket. They need those premiums. I had bad insurance once (Unicare), and an office lady I worked with who used to work there shared many horrifying stories of things like employees putting claims in plastic bags and hiding them above the ceiling tiles.
- notacoward 3y ago
  > this is the experience with other healthcare providers I'd say there is still a difference in how the ghosting is likely to affect the person seeking care. Somebody seeking help with plantar fasciitis or urinary troubles might not appreciate being ghosted, but it could be a major roadblock to someone with executive dysfunction, or devastating to someone with social anxiety. There's probably also a bit of a difference in terms of finding someone actually good. Do you know whether you might be better served by a different dermatologist? Your sense of that is probably much less strong than that of someone currently seeing a therapist with the wrong approach for them. I agree that this does happen in all medical specialties and that it's bad everywhere, but it's even worse for therapists to do it.