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| Robby wrote: | Getting a good psychiatrist is also useful, because your mental health is going to beat you even harder than your physical health. |
This is an additional issue as it been hard for me to accept what happened, along with getting screwed over by the systems that you expect to be in place to cover such events but never think you would ever need to use. I am very cautious talking about mental health issues with medical professionals due to the risk of loosing my firearms license and having my collection seized.
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That is something to ask the shrink at the outset. Are they obligated to pass on any information, at what point do they have to do so, do they have to tell you etc. A good shrink will not go behind your back to do this - if they think you're a sufficient danger to yourself or others, they will tell you. Psychiatry isn't smoke and mirrors, magic, or hypnotism. A lot of it is having uncomfortable conversations and recognising reality.
The other counterpoint there - if a shrink is so concerned that they will break confidentiality, then it's a big deal. In that situation, maybe you shouldn't have access to firearms, or should work out a compromise where they are held by a friend or gun club for a period of time. This would mean you can still shoot, you can still be around shooting buddies, but you don't have them in your home. A compromise like that worked out with your shrink could also work as an alternative to them notifying the authorities.
Basically, don't hold off on getting help because of a constraint you thought up. That would be like me never riding my bike because I'm worried about it getting stolen. |
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