Dear Dorai. Thank you for your comments. Interesting to see that you have analyzed so many things about some of the problems with the healthcare system in Bangalore. I agree with you that in India patients with problems

Dear Dorai. Thank you for your comments. Interesting to see that you have analyzed so many things about some of the problems with the healthcare system in Bangalore. I agree with you that in India patients with problems like yours face lot of difficulty in reaching a right doctor. In other developed Countries like US, patients usually go to the "General Practitioners" first who then observes the symptoms of the patient and refers them to neurologist/psychiatrist etc. I agree that you have suffered a lot in reaching a right diagnosis. On the other hand, I am glad that you have come out of your problems. As I told you in one of the sessions, anxiety can present in many different forms and sometimes it can be confused with neurological/cardiac symptoms. So the earlier doctors were not completely wrong in going for a detailed evaluation. However, I do agree that a psychiatric referral should have been included in the assessment. Anyways, I am happy that things worked out and you are going back to your work without any interruption. See you next visit.

No need to apologize. It is your right to give feedback and review. I guess we are not meant to confront each other. Because like your feedback, I am and I will be honest in my therapy. For me, the most important aspect

No need to apologize. It is your right to give feedback and review. I guess we are not meant to confront each other. Because like your feedback, I am and I will be honest in my therapy. For me, the most important aspect of therapy is exposing the patient to the reality. Yes the truth will be harsh but one cannot really escape the reality can he? As far as rude behavior is concerned, sometimes it is required to be straight forward especially in a country like India where people take psychiatry and clinical psychology for granted. I have no shame in saying that I will drop your case if you don't follow the procedures that are being given. Because if I allow you to just follow this casual attitude then you will be just coming again and again without any progress, which according to me is the most unethical thing to do in a clinical field, both from patient side and doctor side. So its simple if you are not willing to do the tasks given, please do not consult me. I hope you remember how many times you have not done the tasks given and how many times you have missed the follow ups. When you went to kolkata, I explicitly told you to visit some psychiatrist nearby which you never did. If it would have been some other case, I would have dropped him by the third visit. Because I felt you need help that is why I continued with you. But it was also my duty to ensure that you do the tasks regularly. I am friendly with patients. But only with the ones who are sincere with the tasks. For others, I will not be friendly because it gives the false sense that I am ok with their non-compliance. And I explained it to you in the first visit only so if you were not comfortable, you should have discontinued after first few visits. I don't see the point of coming to me for 6 months at a stretch. So to summarize, in your case, I did what I had to do and I will do the same if you come again. But don't worry, there are many other therapists in Bangalore who will do exactly what you want. Hope you get a good enough therapist the next time. All the best.