OK, I have now been shrink searching for over a week. I have some new leads today, so hopefully, I'll be able to land one soon. I have learned all about shrink specialties like "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" and "Psycho-Analysis". I believe I'm looking for one of these Cognitive-Behavior people, but there doesn't seem to be many of them around. I have noticed that they tend to be Psychologists rather than Psychiatrists. I don't know if that's an actual tendency or just the way it shakes out in greater Cincinnati, where I live. I do know that there are only about 5 OCD specialists in this area and three of them aren't in my network and the other two aren't taking new patients. Also, only 2 of the 5 are men. Sorry ladies, but I would really like to see a man on this one. Maybe we can get together over my next neurosis.
I definitely underestimated the anxiety that would come from being turned down my a dozen shrinks. I had a freak-out over it on day 3. The strangest thing was the number of people who just said, "no" and didn't offer to help me find something. It's a good thing that I'm not likely to throw myself off a bridge or anything. I may polish it until it gleams with perfect symmetry in the noon-day sun, but that's the extent of my personal danger.
Today, I will make more calls and maybe, just maybe, I'll find the shrink of dreams. How's that for optimism?
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