Is it normal for a psychiatrist to just give a patient time to sort out their problems naturally?

I’m confused. Are you saying this is what your psych has already done or is it something you want them to do ?

@anniereborn I am just wondering why my psychiatrist isnt deliving into my claims of reincarnation. He just checks to see if I am doing well and is giving me a wide birth.
I’m not hurting myself or others so
I would guess that he is letting me keep my beliefs.

Because that is not within the scope of what a psychiatrist does.
That is something more for a theologian

@anniereborn Oh thanks. Thats it. I will ask a theologian next. Do you suggest one?

Find your nearest church. They all have theologians. Usually they’re called “father” or “reverend”, etc.

Going to guess here. He believes that you believe it so sincerely that he’s not up for the challenge of delving any further. Is it normal? Usually, no. Most want the money they can make off you. Maybe you got lucky and found an honest shrink and maybe you’ve convinced him that you’re correct.

@SEKA

Simply put he/she doesn’t address it because it’s not answerable and it’s outside the realm of what he/she is there for. Reincarnation involves religious/spiritual beliefs. Such questions aren’t really within the domain of a psychiatrist anymore than quantum physics would be within the domain of a podiatrist.

^ You missed my point. The average psychiatrist would drag it out as far as possible in order to collect their fee. RDG’s psychiatrist isn’t willing to try and drag it out. RDG called his doc a he so I followed his lead. Just because he believes in reincarnation, I doubt that he’s lost his ability to know the difference between male and female. Anyway, I was answering his question with my opinion. Now I won’t be able to sleep all night because your opinion doesn’t agree with mine. Damn man, I was looking forward to a good night’s sleep!

What would you be able to tell him about your reincarnation if he were to enquire about it?

@Pinguidchance I don’t know.

Would you be able to tell him anything about your past lives, any reasoning behind your belief, or anything at all about the topic?

@Pinguidchance Yes. In the Camrose police detachment , in 2000, I told detective Thompson that Condrad Murry would kill Michael Jackson. It should still be in video seeing I said it in the interrogation room.

@Pinguidchance My good friend , Ramy Salamar, who I lost contact with I predicted 9/11 in 2000 . I also told him the whole series of SpiderMan animation in summer 2000 when the series came out in 2003.

@Pinguidchance I also predicted Superman vs. The Elite. Also the whole Invader Zim series. When I was in grade 9 and second year of university in 2000, and in a D&D session with my friends.

@Pinguidchance Either I predicted the shows that I had visions of from a past life or someone owes me a name in the credits , and a paycheck with lots of zeros.

@Pinguidchance I rencararate into my self around summer of 2000. In Augustana university College. ( now a faculty of University of Alberta ).

To answer your basic question above, I would say that in general, yes, that is entirely normal.

Most of what a psychiatrist typically does in a session is to provide safe an impartial listening, so that the patient can process their own stuff.

It’s not about them doing something to you to “fix” an issue.

If and when you want to talk about those other subjects, you can. Typically the patient is invited to talk about whatever they feel called to talk about. That’s part of providing listening.

@RedDeerGuy1 Don’t you have to die first to be reincarnated ?
Also…why were you in an interrogation room?

You could go to a hypnotherapist psychologist who specializes in this sort of thing. Have you read the book Many Lives Many Masters?

RDG. You can always ask for a different psychologist. If you feel like you aren’t getting what you need, from your current one. If I’m not mistaken, you are in a government run program, correct? If that is the case, you should be able to make requests, for a variety of variables affecting your treatment…

@RedDeerGuy1 Is it normal for a psychiatrist to just give a patient time to sort out their problems naturally?

Yes, I think you are right in assuming that the psychiatrist is looking for you to solve problems naturally.

Your posts here indicate you are positively focused on achieving favourable outcomes.

I enjoy your questions, power on ahead friend.

@RedDeerGuy1, a psychiatrist does not question one’s beliefs. He or she may ask questions about it to understand its nature in the attempt to determine whether it is delusional; the belief in reincarnation is not delusional, many people believe this. What is important are the patient’s relationships, history, what expectations the patient has of him or herself, and their hopes and fears of the future.

How long the patient remains in therapy depends upon their willingness to share this information with the psychiatrist. As troubling aspects are discovered, the psychiatrist will guide the patient in understanding why they are troubling and how the issues responsible may be resolved.

Often people automatically repress memories of events that are disturbing to avoid the emotions they generate. Buried below consciousness, these memories can elicit irrational behaviors that create problems in interpersonal interactions. The undesirable experiences created by them are frequently consciously rationalized, the self-imagined explanations usually blaming others for one’s actions.

One is seldom able to sort out their problems naturally because they emotionally depend upon maintaining the perspective their rationalizations produce. The irrational aspects of one’s perspective may be identified when a trained professional’s perspective is introduced.

Because there are so many people who need their services, most mental health professionals do not prolong the length of a patient’s treatment. Until their patient is able to open up to them, however, there is little they can do but wait. After a significate length of time has passed without this happening, they will discontinue their service. I hope you will be able to work with your psychiatrist.

@SEKA

He didn’t say that the psychiatrist wasn’t seeing him, just that the psychiatrist isn’t addressing this particular question. Knowing what I know of RDG’s situation the psychiatrist he’s seeing is in a state-ran facility and gets their meager salary regardless of whether they see RDG or not.

And frankly, how well you sleep is of no concern to me.

^ I know that you think that you know everything. Yours is not the only opinion to be expressed. You don’t care for mine, I don’t give a fuck. It’s my opinion, not yours!

@SEKA Dude, chill. Seriously.

A psychiatrist deals with medication. You need a therapist.

@anniereborn I was interrogated from problems with other students in the university. Someone was sending death threats to my ex-friend. It wasn’t me and was let go.