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Written by a NHS patient at Bradgate Unit
22nd February 2023


He is very understanding, and patient. He never makes me feel as though I am 'not on his level' (I.e. that he is more knowledgeable than I am) He seems very interested in knowing WHY I am feeling the way I do when I go to see him. It's as though we are old friends and we discuss things. We are learning from one another. If I am worried about the way I am feeling I feel I can tell him exactly why and he will make me feel he understands and will have the right advice on what I can do to either alter MY behaviour, OR, in some instances, he can see and make ME see, that OTHER people are altering it, for instance, when I feel pleased with myself for my achievements and people who love me are celebrating them with me, there are others, probably jealous , I now realise, who will brush them off as nothing, and then I will be so affected by this that I will believe THEY are right, and not my friends, and I actually AM nothing! SO, because Dr. Vann seems to be of the same opinion of me as my FRIENDS, I now can see for myself that actually I AM something, with plenty to offer the world, and that is what makes me happy and strong, and am now happy and strong enough to be unaffected (well nearly!) by the others! At this point though, I remember the advice I get from Dr. Vannn, to slow down and rest sometimes. If I try to do TOO much, my strength will go and then the ones who try to undermine me will manage it and I'll get depressed, and that will be no good to ANYONE!! SO, I guess that in a nutshell, what is great about Dr. Vann is that he is calm and understanding, and I feel he is among my friends , and feels, as they do, that I DO have a lot to offer and no way am I NOTHING! (Thank you, Doctor Vann!)

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