Sabina Aliyeva

This is not true. Why? There are different cases. A specialist can actually, be silent for an hour and not comment on anything. There are times when you need to ask something, comment, etc. Everything is very individual. It happens when a client comes and is silent for an hour. Sometimes a person just wants to be quiet.

Definitely not. Psychiatrists are among the top three suicidal people on the list of medical professionals (these top three include dentists, anesthesiologists, and psychiatrists). Working as a psychologist / psychiatrist / psychotherapist takes a lot of effort and energy. 

This is my “favorite” stereotype. No, and again no. This is not true. These specialists are the same people, with their own outlook on life, character, and worldview.

As stated in stereotype number 3, we are the same people as everyone else. We have the right to experience negative emotions because we also have the ability to feel them. And that's okay.

This stereotype applies to any profession in general. Being young means you don't know anything. But I've always been interested in the fact that experienced and "oldest" were also once young. Then how does it work?!

Nobody knows the answers to all questions.

   Also not true. Why? I will try to explain: for starters, it is worth understanding that a specialist is not obliged to describe the nature of the client. They contact him because of some problem. A specialist can tell where this or that trait came from (repetition of a behavior model), which will greatly help the client because often the problem is solved when a person realizes that this is not his trait, but imposed by others or he repeats someone's behavior model.

Psychiatrists: they contact in cases of a person’s behavior inexplicable to others, impaired criticism of their own condition, delirium (confidence in what is not really there), the presence of “voices” in the mind, panic fear, inability to cope with deep depression, etc. A psychiatrist is a doctor who can prescribe medication.

Psychotherapist: helps in solving problems related to mental health and the condition of a person. This can happen to any of us: when we have experienced severe stress or have been in a long-term stressful situation for a long time (for example, it can be an unpleasant situation in the family or at work). Can prescribe drugs like a doctor if educated in psychiatry. Cannot prescribe them if he received his education in psychology.

Psychologist: works with mentally healthy people who are in difficult situations, experiencing certain emotional difficulties, experiencing crises, trying to understand themselves or rethink their life experiences, as well as those who want to change and change their lives. The psychologist has no medical education and cannot prescribe medications.

No, as I have already noted twice above, these specialists are the same people as everyone else. Our only difference is that we know the human psyche better. But this does not mean that we must be psychologists / psychiatrists / psychotherapists for ourselves. I will say more, most of these specialists also have psychologists / psychiatrists / psychotherapists

This stereotype is one of the weirdest for me. How are professional and personal lives related? The specialist helps, not based on personal experience, so relatives, friends, and colleagues can help. A specialist helps to see what others do not see, and professionally helps people who are interested in understanding the problem.

It's like saying that a cardiologist should have a sick heart, but how will he treat it? I heard something like that. Returning to the previous stereotype, how is this interconnected? Suppose a family psychologist / psychotherapist has been cheated on by a spouse. If according to his principles of life, cheating cannot be forgiven, then they will divorce. Anyone can cheat for any
reason. This is impossible to predict. And then a couple comes to this specialist, whose request is to reconcile them after the betrayal of one of the partners. The specialist will not, based on personal experience, breed them. They will help restore relationships. But this does not mean that they should do the same in their relationship if this is unacceptable for them.

Antidepressants are not terrible, there are just stereotypes about these medicines. They must be taken with caution, in exactly the dosage prescribed by the doctor. If a psychiatrist prescribes a medicine, you can ask them the reason and what kind of medicine it is, what composition is there, and what side effects can be.

In psychiatry, the diagnosis does not play the most important role. The diagnosis can be preliminary and basic. In psychiatry, there are a lot of similar diagnoses, with very similar symptoms, so it takes time, observation, and conversation to establish it accurately. Also, in psychiatry, the symptoms are treated, not the diagnosis itself.

Unfortunately, many do not go to a specialist because they are afraid of what people will think about them. First of all, who will know about it? If the client themselves does not report, how will the others find out about it? In addition, for the norm, a psychiatrist should be visited once a year, like other doctors. A psychologist / psychotherapist is always necessary to have as a personal advocate and lawyer.

There are requests that can be solved in one hour. And then not completely, but superficially. But you can't do it if it's a family problem if it's a mental disorder. It is impossible to cure a person in an hour, especially if it concerns the psyche.

Here the work of two, 50% is performed by a specialist, and 50% by a client. Suppose a psychiatrist prescribed medicine, he did his job. If the patient, does not take it on time or forgets or does not take it at all, then by itself there will be no effect. Same with psychotherapy. If the client does not attend the sessions on the appointed days, comes once, does not come once, or is closed, then by itself there will be no effect.