I need suggestions on how to handle this. We are trying every opportunity to get an appointment with a psychiatrist. It has been a big struggle. They are seeing a counselor who recommended seeing a psychiatrist. There are no appointments available for the next few weeks. These are some of the behaviors. Extremely anxious, worried, and scared to resign from their current job. They believe they own the code they wrote and are responsible for all future maintenance. Their employer can sue if they resign. Their team, manager, and skip are going to find bugs in the code and threaten them to stay and find issues in the code. I tried explaining employment at will. They are not listening and not understanding. They say CEO is going to come after them. Their boss, skip and so many others are going to frame them. Walking restlessly all waking hours, roaming around the house all the time Talking to themselves a lot, brushing teeth multiple times during the day, crying, I think slapping themselves(they say they are clapping) Talking to me nonstop not giving me a break from them, chasing me wherever I am going, and saying they feel like constantly talking. Till we get an appointment with psychiatrist, is there anything we can try? Update 1: Thank you all for your inputs and suggestions. They have therapy appointments next week and the following week. I also bought some OTC meds and drinks prescribed here. They are taking those and they are not going into full-blown episodes. I have figured out where to go in case of a psychiatric emergency. One question they asked me to ask blind: are they responsible for code, and bugs that occur in code after they resign? If not the person who wrote it, who is going to take care of it? What if no one else in the company is knowledgeable about it. I tried explaining a lot and they are not listening to me. I know only a mental health professional can talk through these. In case, you can respond, that will be enormously helpful. Update 2: Update 2: They resigned from their job and got sleep meds from the PCP. Dont know which one helped but there are no episodes and they are sleeping for 3-5 hours. We have many therapy sessions. None of the reactions they expected from their boss, skip happened. They tried to retain and behaved reasonably, as any professional would. They are second-guessing their decision to resign quite a bit. But this has been a pattern even before this episode too. Extreme aversion to making changes, and decisions. They apply every extreme scenario to not make or retract a decision. But looks like they will stick to it this time.
Have you tried a virtual visit to a psychiatrist in another state? Is that possible?
Fucking a**hole
She won't tell the TC, what will you do? Go cry in a corner. You will have another TC-maniac for company.
Brushing one’s teeth several times per day is normal. The other stuff sounds like paranoia.
This is new. Brushing randomly throughout the day.
That seems like more than run of the mill anxiety. Keep trying to see a professional asap, and remember no one here is qualified to give advice on this
Did the conditions develop over time? It sounds like GAD.
They had a similar episode a year before but seemed to have recovered. Now, this is the second episode going on for the last 2 months.
what a western colonist mindset!
@microsoft are you for real 🤣
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This sounds like anxiety disorder or stress management issue. Have you checked with employer's mental health benefits? Those are usually quick to get an appointment for.
They are worried about everything related to their employer.
That is fine.. look at your or their employer's EAP benefits.. you might have something available. It is easier to see someone that way.. u can email their HR to ask for benefits list
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