Posted by Deneb on January 19, 2007, at 11:07:51
In reply to Re: How can you be sure? » Deneb, posted by NikkiT2 on January 19, 2007, at 4:21:07
> Does she honestly not seem bothered when you tell you about your overdoses? If she doesn't, the I feel very very worried, and would even consider reporting her, as this is not professional behaviour.
She doesn't seem worried about my ODs, even about the one that landed me in the hospital. The doctors at the hospital told me I could have died, but when I asked my pdoc about it she said I wouldn't have died. I think they were trying to scare me.
Once I mini OD'd just before seeing her and I told her about it. She then asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital. I said, "No" and she left it at that. Of course she asked me how many pills I took, I think I took about 10, I'm not sure. She shortened our session by a lot that day. Maybe she didn't want to positively reinforce an OD.
My pdoc wants to help me live my life, she's not out to save my life. When I was suicidal she told me that it's my choice whether or not to kill myself. She knows she has no control over these things. I respect her for that.
As for malpractice, I don't think that happens where I live. Once I told her my family wouldn't sue if I died and she laughed at me. Then I laughed too.
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