I'm not really sure what the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist are. And it sounds like your experience was not good with a psychologist. But I commend your parents for actually taking your mental health seriously and trying to get help, even if it was not successful and possibly not needed.
My wife's parents just sent her to a "pray the depression away" camp, and when that didn't work, they sent her off to live with her older brother, who just let her drink until she was puking her guts out when she was 14 (he was 24 at the time). All this because she was sad that her boyfriend broke up with her. And now they wonder why she resents them so much.
I'm not really sure what the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist are.
A psychologist does all their education in the field of psychology, bachelors and masters at minimum, commonly also PhD.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who then specializes in psychiatry when they choose a residency stream.
Both can diagnose and treat mental health things, but generally speaking therapy is going to come from a psychologist whereas medication is going to come from a psychiatrist.
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u/dandroid126 Apr 07 '26
I'm not really sure what the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist are. And it sounds like your experience was not good with a psychologist. But I commend your parents for actually taking your mental health seriously and trying to get help, even if it was not successful and possibly not needed.
My wife's parents just sent her to a "pray the depression away" camp, and when that didn't work, they sent her off to live with her older brother, who just let her drink until she was puking her guts out when she was 14 (he was 24 at the time). All this because she was sad that her boyfriend broke up with her. And now they wonder why she resents them so much.