Psycho-Babble Psychology Thread 1015741

Shown: posts 1 to 10 of 10. This is the beginning of the thread.

 

Evidence. But of what?

Posted by Dinah on April 16, 2012, at 19:19:29

I've been super stressed lately. My mother's been in the hospital for a couple of weeks, and I'm being forced to confront mother issues that I've been putting off thinking about. My blood sugar has been consistently high. Too high.

During my therapy session Friday it dropped thirty points to as low as it has been since my mother was admitted.

On the other hand, the next day the effect seemed to have worn off.

Hmmmmm....

I do know how it works. I'm able to feel at therapy in a way I can't seem to feel elsewhere. Years of therapy haven't helped me feel safe enough to feel elsewhere.

 

Re: Evidence. But of what? » Dinah

Posted by sleepygirl2 on April 16, 2012, at 20:56:25

In reply to Evidence. But of what?, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2012, at 19:19:29

Interesting, you think it was therapy? Stress elevates blood sugar?
I wish I knew something about the chemistry of enzymes and hormones and such.
Sorry about your mom. :-(

 

Re: Evidence. But of what?

Posted by Phillipa on April 17, 2012, at 10:17:35

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what? » Dinah, posted by sleepygirl2 on April 16, 2012, at 20:56:25

I'm sorry she's in the hospital what did you find out. Stress will raise blood sugar. I'm surprised it didn't lower with the safety of your therapist. Phillipa

 

Re: Evidence. But of what? » sleepygirl2

Posted by Dinah on April 18, 2012, at 14:35:00

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what? » Dinah, posted by sleepygirl2 on April 16, 2012, at 20:56:25

It does. :(

I'm trying to figure out what it means. The fact that my blood sugar dropped precipitately is indicative of the effects of therapy.

But the fact that by the next day it was up again makes me wonder how to keep the effects longer.

It isn't that my therapist is particularly reassuring. He's not. It's something in *me*. But how to reproduce that outside the therapy room is more than I can tell.

 

Re: Evidence. But of what?

Posted by Dinah on April 18, 2012, at 14:39:53

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what?, posted by Phillipa on April 17, 2012, at 10:17:35

A couple of weeks. I keep feeling both responsible and powerless. Not responsible for her condition. I was the one calling her doctors the week before to say I thought she was having TIA's while they were saying that wasn't possible. Even when she was in the emergency room having a moderate stroke, the neurologist confidently told me he didn't think it was a stroke at all, but a seizure.

I know we're fond of saying how imperfect psychiatry is. It's been my experience in this that other branches of medicine are equally at a loss. When an ignorant layperson (and the very clever people of Babble) can diagnose something the medical professionals can't, something is very very wrong.

 

Re: Evidence. But of what?

Posted by sigismund on April 18, 2012, at 18:04:28

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what?, posted by Dinah on April 18, 2012, at 14:39:53

>Even when she was in the emergency room having a moderate stroke, the neurologist confidently told me he didn't think it was a stroke at all, but a seizure.

So you found this out later?

That is amazing.

Many doctors are very certain of themselves. Maybe it comes with the territory somehow? I prefer the ones who admit uncertainty.

 

Re: Evidence. But of what? » sigismund

Posted by Dinah on April 18, 2012, at 19:11:00

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what?, posted by sigismund on April 18, 2012, at 18:04:28

I was telling him that I saw her having what looked like a mini stroke. He said he didn't think it was a stroke but they'd do the tests just to make sure. The tests showed she was.

It's discouraging. It really is.

 

Re: Evidence. But of what? » Dinah

Posted by Phillipa on April 18, 2012, at 20:38:51

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what? » sigismund, posted by Dinah on April 18, 2012, at 19:11:00

Dinah and it should be no excuse for this in my opinion. Phillipa

 

Re: Evidence. But of what?

Posted by Willful on April 21, 2012, at 11:56:32

In reply to Evidence. But of what?, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2012, at 19:19:29

Well Dinah,

I'd say that years of therapy have allowed you to develop the ability to trust someone a great deal. And I think that's a huge accomplishment.

Maybe you think it's nothing much-- just one person. But moving from not trusting to trusting someone and working with someone to get so much help-- is to me huge.

Maybe you don't give yourself credit sometimes?

Willful

 

Re: Evidence. But of what? » Willful

Posted by Dinah on April 22, 2012, at 18:33:34

In reply to Re: Evidence. But of what?, posted by Willful on April 21, 2012, at 11:56:32

I suppose it's difficult to think of myself as trusting my therapist. Yet obviously I do - at least in some ways. Or at least I trust the space enough to feel safe there.


This is the end of the thread.


Show another thread

URL of post in thread:


Psycho-Babble Psychology | Extras | FAQ


[dr. bob] Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.