Posted by ramsea on November 2, 2003, at 9:52:15
In reply to Re: Well Said....(from one who is ready to jump....) » ramsea, posted by femlite on October 29, 2003, at 23:29:55
Ya made me laugh too, can always use that :)
But am sorry you're going through such a morass of crap. I have come across this "drugseeking behavior" accusation. It can be a Catch22 thing. A patient may go years being considered by pros to have "lack of insight" into his/her condition.The pros give this patient a hard time, tell her/him to smarten up, learn about the illness, be more proactive. Soooooooo....said patient goes to lots and lots of trouble in order to learn the ins and outs of the affliction, the medications that can help it, warning signs, symptoms, triggers.....
Lo and behold, the now insightful patient goes to the psychiatrist and says, Look I am having these warning signs--it has spelled trouble in the past. And I know that this amount of thus and so med will probably help ward off an episode...
Psychiatrist notes that the patient is arrogant, lacks insight, and displays drug-seeking behavior.
Moral of the story?? Whatever you do short of outright legal insanity, you will prolly be accused of manipulating for either attention, drugs, or to get out of your responsibilities.The trick is to be ahead of their manipulations by at least one, since they think you are already "manipulating". Or just be open and honest as you have been and expect that you will be widely misunderstood, though eventually may get what you need. I sincerely hope you achieve the latter, and soon. Please do write to say.
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