Unusual response from psychiatrist?

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10. A psychiatrist is not necessarily a psychoanalyst

Those are two different degrees. If your doctor is a psychoanalyst, "a Freudian type" then letting you do the talking is mostly what they do. This type of therapy is known as the "Talking therapy," where the clients are the one doing the talking and the therapist would be offering an empathetic and nonjudgmental environment. Part of that theorethical orientation is that the client should say " whatever comes to mind." It is a different approach than cognitive therapy , behavioral, humanistic, etc. Psychiatrist on the other hand, mostly prescribe medication and don't do much of the "therapy" part. For medication protocol, one should follow the psychiatrist's recommendations.