A psychiatrist refused to prescribe medication and instead created what the speaker calls a sacred space, a non-judgmental environment where they felt truly heard. The doctor's condition was simple: if you speak, you can stay. This encounter became the most impactful event in the speaker's life, helping them discover their authentic self.
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Then he got up and he walked to the door and opened it and he said, "You can leave now." I said, "But no, I have to be here or else they're going to tell my parents." And he said, "Well, you can straighten that out, but if you're not going to participate in your care, then you need to leave." I said, "Well, if I talk, can I stay?" And he said, "Yes." And then did I talk. And CJ, I want to tell you what happened. This psychiatrist was the best thing that happened to me in my life up to that point. And he helped me achieve the real authentic me. He was incredible. And this— he didn't give me pills and he didn't tell me what to do. He did something so remarkable. He held this sacred space for me, and, and it was the first time in my life I had been treated with respect. He really saw and heard me, and I'd never felt like that by anybody in my life growing up.