What’s the most absurd thing a psychiatrist has told you?
A few come to mind, when I was a kid and teenager in Ireland a lot of the mental health services in my area were part of a program where they would cycle in graduates from other countries to gain experience, typically African countries and India.
"I don't think you have autism" after meeting me for the first time and spending 10 minutes talking
"Have you considered the thought that you might need to go to church?"
"I won't treat anyone who smokes cannabis, you need to quit, you're lucky I don't report you to the police"
"Who's Jung? You're making that name up"
"I'm not here to help you, I'm here to be a friend and a kind eat"
I've basically given up on finding good mental health support here in Canada because it's all students fresh out of school who have clearly not been taught all the fundamentals, or so expensive that I could just save a few sessions worth of money and throw that at most if my problems
Psychiatrists are MDs who go to medical school. It’s entirely different training from a therapist. You say you cannot find good mental health support, but that’s not their job.
Generally psychiatrists do not conduct therapy, as their job is providing medications. Therapists conduct talk therapy, and hold titles like psychologist, social worker, LPC, or MFT.
Also, no MDs or therapists who are practicing with clients are fresh out of school. You have to do a minimum of 2,000 practicum hours under supervision to be able to practice independently, depending on the field and specialty.
I don’t know who you were speaking with, but it wasn’t a licensed therapist. All of the quotes you provided are in egregious violation of the code of ethics for all mental health practitioners.