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I call the first session a get to know you session...you tell him what your there for...your perception of whats wrong/symptoms etc. He then will ask you a number of questions to find out about you.. who you are. He will probably say he can help you. Come back next week....he will think about you a bit and you him and you go from there....

As with auto mechanics there are all different levels of skill with shrinks...some are really good and some really need help themselves. One thing you can count on is that the profession is more regulated than you think...

The only thing I don't like about Psychiatrists is that they are med happy...their orientation is more organic than behavioral.

Fast you've been down the med road and you probably need some serious tweeking of those meds...but you need to stress the behavioral aspects..of the why of these attacks...what is it in the wiring of your behavior your history that flips the switch to cause these attacks. Your goal is to change the wiring of your behavior so that when the switch is flipped you do something differnet than have a panic attack...

One other thing any series of meds that is prescribed will work for a year or two until your tolerance to the meds builds up and then you have to tweek the meds again... to get that equilbrium.

The one thing that I know you have going for you FAst is that you have asked for help...now the question is how much do you hate these attacks and are willing to change. There will be costs involved and not only monetary

The Prophet is now out..and that will be $199.00