I Need the Ugly Truth-Please Help Me
POSTED BY: RiveR6213
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 01:03
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River6213,
I've read most of what you have put on this thread and I thought I'd add in my part. I came up with a question to ask you. What do you want? You've told us all about your bad experiences and things that happen but you don't really say what you want.
Do you want to be socialable and love again? Do you want more friends? Do you want to get better? What is it that you trully want? After you decide you have to do something about it. I would like to help you out, and it seems like that doctor dude won't help by your description of the session. Well that's it.
IS
The Bible's a bit fuzzy on the subject of kneecaps.
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I must second (or third or fourth) the above - get away from that doctor, shop around. Find someone you can talk to comfortably, without that man-in-white-coat BS. And talking at you for hours? He sounds terrible!
You can insist on seeing a woman, you can insist on not being lectured or judged, you can insist on whatever you want. It's your life.
And get off those meds! Sounds like he put you on something way too strong. Insist on several appts before they put you on anything, and start small. That was just wrong of him.
Take care!
m4p
I'm the president. I don't need to listen.
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I am feeling very hesitant to throw my 2 cents worth in... but, hey, that's not going to stop me. Feel free to throw my 2 cents worth out again.
I'm sorry you've had a bad experience with a doctor. Wish I could say that was a rarity. (disclaimer: I sometimes work as a doctor.)
Can I just suggest, though, rather than chucking the whole thing in, that you do 2 things.
1. Tell the current guy what's bugging you. Meds, long and seemingly useless talk-fests. See if he can offer sensible alternatives or good reasons to push through the yucky stuff. Mind you, this is not always an easy thing to do.
2. Get a second opinion. Female doctor? Psychologist instead of psychiatrist? If it's at all possible for someone you know to recommend someone...
I'm not selling anything. I'm not trying to push a profession that I admit is very often more trouble than it's worth. I'm not making excuses for a doctor being an... idiot. Hope you believe me when I say I truly want to see you well.
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