Posted by femlite on October 10, 2003, at 9:30:11
In reply to Re: Psycho Babble has RAISED THE BAR, posted by HannahW on October 10, 2003, at 1:01:53
No need to worry about me Dears,
I personally have lots of professional help, (and I hope you do to AYLA, Shes right)For myself Im on my third pdoc, and my 4th therapist. All in 4 months. And I always have my GP to fall back on when the pdocs are uncooperative.
It is simply impossible to find quality help ;-)
Their not all Dr. Bob, you know ;-)
The rank and file are only interested in maintainng the status quo, you know, a 5 min. chat, hand you a scrip, and send you on your merry way.
(forgive my cynicism)This board has reinforced my long standing theory that I am the consumer and they (docs)are MY advisors, ie...listen when I talk, answer my questions, provide me the bennifit of their expertise and respect my opinons.
Alas, that kind of "creative thinking" is hard to find.
Thank God I have you and the other members of this community to fall back on. (I am sincere)When the last pdoc told me that my side effects were "impposible" I was so disheartend, not only because they were debilitating and scary, but also because, of her abrupt, impatient and unprossional treatment toward moi, the one who pays the bill.
Not to fear, when I sent out an sos to the fine members of this bord, I recived at least 10-15 responses, encouraging me that, yes that was a possible side effect, (some one even sent an exhaustive pharmacuetical link of the med I was taking and all known side effects).(Thank you)At least half of the emails I recived were from people who had also expereinced similar if not the exact same side effect. Not only was I relieved, that I was not the hypochondriac she insinuated me to be, but also, there was hope, that an otherwise useful medication, might actually work out for me, if, as the posters encourged me, I could ride out these tempory but very real side effect.
There have been times, because of the lack of quality treatment I have recieved from so many professionals, I have felt so depressed, that those bad "ideations" have flirted through my mind.
But lurking through these post on one of those very dark days I came across, advise from one poster to another, that was so practical, so clear heading and thoughtful, it save my mental life that day. (Thank you DSCH)All sarcasm aside, you cant pay for the kind of real and often very knowledgable help that can be found on this site.
Yes, your question may sometime go for days w/o answer, (I am not easily deterred :) and yes, all things haved to be weighed and evalutated in light of the professional advice you have recieved and your perssonal circumstances. But I , being a person of at least average intelligence, very rarely accept things with out question, from anyone.
And this site generously accomadates an individua like me and many others who it seems feel the same way, knowledge can be a powerfully helpful tool.
I am thankful to you allThank you Hannah for your concern for all. Its thoughtful and timely, and a good word for ALL
Thank you for letting me record my ongoing story.
And as always, I am helped immensely by hearing yours.> I'm scared to have you substitute us for professional help, Ayla. I guess it's quite possible for you to need medication but not therapy, but that's not always (or usually) the case. But if you absolutely can't afford therapy, then I guess we're the next best thing! :) But if there's any way you can possibly manage it, get professional help. We're all struggling like you, although there are many very knowledgeable and helpful people on this board.
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