Spec. MD. Bulent Idris

I brought my 8-year-old son to Dr. Idris after his teacher reported sudden, severe anxiety attacks at school following a minor earthquake drill. We'd seen two other specialists who just prescribed relaxation techniques. Dr. Idris did something remarkable, he didn't just talk to my son, he engaged him through structured play with building blocks. Over three sessions, he identified not earthquake fear, but a deep-seated terror of structural collapse linked to a documentary we'd watched. His child-centric approach using metaphorical play therapy was genius. My son now sleeps through the night and carries a 'safety block' in his pocket. Dr. Idris speaks the language of children.

As an 82-year-old widow living alone, my 'emergency' was the persistent conviction that my late husband was communicating through my radio. My family insisted on medication. Dr. Idris approached this not as psychosis but as profound, complicated grief manifesting uniquely. Instead of dismissing my experience, he explored its meaning through gentle Socratic dialogue. He helped me create a 'communication journal' that transformed delusion into therapeutic mourning ritual. After four months, the radio voices ceased naturally as I processed my loss. He treated my age with respect, not condescension, and preserved my dignity while healing my mind.

My case was neither routine nor surgical, but a psychological emergency: acute onset of Capgras delusion following a motorcycle accident. I was convinced my identical twin brother had been replaced by an imposter. The neurology department cleared me, then referred me to Dr. Idris. His intervention was unorthodox, he invited my 'imposter' brother into sessions and used a mirror-based recognition technique he'd developed, combined with narrative therapy reconstructing our shared memories. He identified a specific disruption in my emotional recognition pathways post-trauma. Within eight weeks, the delusion dissolved. Dr. Idris operates where neurology and deep psychology intersect.

This was a follow-up visit for a complex, layered condition: I'm a former cardiac surgeon who developed obsessive-compulsive scrubbing rituals and medical decision paralysis after a patient's unexpected death. Previous therapists focused on the OCD alone. Dr. Idris conducted what he called 'occupational archaeology,' unpacking how my surgical identity collapsed under trauma. He designed exposure therapy using simulated surgery videos and had me 'operate' on fruit to rebuild neural pathways. Most powerful was his 'imperfection protocol' where he deliberately introduced minor errors into medical scenarios for me to tolerate. After six months, I've returned to teaching. He doesn't just treat symptoms, he reconstructs professional identities shattered by trauma.