so no one is smarter than you or can possibly understand you? that is a good way to keep people at a distance -- us shrinks and non-shrinks too. i suspect you could find a psych that you could get along with but i suspect with the "all or none attitude " you will find it tough. how many psychiatrists have you met? 100? hard to run a study about the number of morons in the field with less than 100 to compare statistically. i am picking on you to make a point i guess and hope the humor doesn't get you mad but gets you to think -- in that you are setting yourself up to not get or be helped. i also can admit that like all professions -- lawyers engineers teachers -- there is a bell-shaped curve. some are great and some morons. the world is not an all or none place and i would challenge you to get out of that trap regarding psychiatrists and the rest of the world asap. what kind of system do you want to help the mentally ill? chances are it exists somewhere already you could find it and be content. don't like psychiatrists or the meds we use find a psychologist social worker pastor lifestyle coach hypnotist or accupunture clinician that you gel with and get help that way. you have a choice: you have my permission to think all psychiatrists are morons. you now have reason to move on and get yourself effective help somewhere else.
i've never met a psychiatrist that seemed well-adjusted or had insight into what it's like to be depressed. why is that?