I think you know the answer to that as you said "she is crazy." I agree with your assessment wholeheartedly. Time to find a new Pdoc maybe?
I'm sorry you are having to put up with that. My brother was the same way with me when I was first diagnosed years ago. We need the chemicals to balance us out, right? Not putting down spirituality and religion, but that is not the end-all answer for us in my opinion. Did you say anything to your pdoc when she said this? Curious. I'm pulling for you!

Your shrink may not be crazy, but, she is wrong for pushing her beliefs on you...If you don't believe something will work, it probably won't. I'd say don't do it, and find a new shrink.

This freaks me out. I presume you are doing counseling with a christian counselor? My advice is certainly not to abandon your beliefs but to abandon this person in the middle ages and get to a secular profesional. Sheesh. I met a strange person in school who made suggestions like this to me. I ran like hell.

My shrink would think that you shrink is crazy. My shrink believes in christ but would never tell me that if I read the bible I will be healed.

Many profoessional providers have a screw loose and could benefit from some time in a padded room with meds administered regularly. Drop this provider and find one that's grounded in reality!

whaaa? id be shopping for a new doctor personally.

Um, this is really scary.
That a DOCTOR is harming the emotional health of her patients, with this..this...malarkey!

Very unprofessional, and in my opinion this doctor should be reported and hopefully brought before the license review board.

I would seriously think about reporting this,oleander1984.
An act in advocacy for others with mental illness.

I understand her thinking God can somewhat help because I am religious and think it might however I don't think it can heal the bipolar/PTSD/ADD/SI etc. When she talked about all this I thought it was really weird and told her I would try it but didn't think it would help me any. I know alot has to do with my PTSD (being raped, losing friends to wars, suicide, etc) but I told her I can't talk about that stuff because half of it I can't remember thanks to the damn ECT.
It's just so frustrating right now because I have tried so many drugs, treatments, and shrinks over the years and nothing is helping. All they have managed to do is make me sooooo much worse off in life to the point I don't even know my own childhood memories and family members which doesn't help my suicide thoughts any. Thanks everyone for your comments.

Don't know if by the term shrink you're referring to a tdoc or a pdoc but if it's a pdoc, there's a real problem here. You can't ethically dx someone with bipolar, a medical condition, then tell them to abandon the very medical treatment you are supposed to provide.

I'm guessing it was a tdoc and there are as many theories and approaches out there as their are people. In most states, all you have to do is hang a shingle and you can call yourself a counselor. Go figure. Messing with real lives that way.

I am religious/spiritual. I think my beliefs and my faith have carried me through more times than I can tell you. But, I'm a firm believer in conventional meathods and abandoning meds with a bipolar patient is a tragedy in the making. I'd seek new help.

It's a pdoc but she also puts her religious views into it which I knew going into it but she never has been this weird with religion before, kinda scared me a little. And I'm the one the keeps getting locked away in a mental hospital yea I think she needs to as well. The problem with drugs is I've tried so many and they all end badly.

Q. What do you call a psychiatrist who graduated last in their class?

A. A psychiatrist

But I sure don't want that one working with me. IMHO, it's time to move on to a new pdoc. Meds are tricky business. Meds alone are NOT the answer, therapy, diet, exercise, supportive network of family/friends/community members all help big time. And their is a huge part that can be religious/spiritual as well.

But, we'd ask for the license of a doc who told a diabetic to not take their insulin, but spend time in prayer, just because they couldn't get the blood sugars under control. We'd expect that doc to try something else, or refer you out.

Psychotropitc meds are tricky, Bipolar usually requires a cocktail for most people and that can be very different from person to person.

It's well researched and documented that the biggest reason for med failure is not giving the med and the body time to adjust. Many side effects are hell, but only temporary.

A truly drastic measure....if the pdoc has exhausted all viable standard options, then Clozaril should be looked at. It's a heavy maintanence med, requiring weekly blood levels for the first 6 months and biweekly thereafter for the duration you're on the med. It's actually in the anti-psychotic family but is very successful with highly med-resistant bipolar. If you decide to stay with this pdoc, ask about clozaril. Like I say, it's heavy duty, but man it's effective. I haven't ultra rapid cycled since being on it. I was on it for 8 months before the high maintanence got to me. It was just enough to reset whatever in my brain. Now, I take a normal size cocktail.

it sounds like she is saying you have a demon, when she says "being"........ I would run real fast away from her. God is good , but he gies us the sense to seek help

It sounds a bit like Scientology...perhaps they've just converted to something. Psychiatrists are just people and like people they get sick sometimes. Hopefully they are supervised themselves so their supervisor picks it up.

But in a nutshell(!), this doesn't sound right. Telling anyone with a mental illness that they have another being in them is not likely to make things better.

She is a Grade A Fuckwit.
Get out of there.
She needs help.

Good bye current Pdoc..I had ALOT of problems finding right counselor and therapist for me. Don't give up!!