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[Sami]

PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:35 am


My new doctor is really awesome. Don't get me wrong, I wish I didn't have to see him but if I had to see any doctor it would be him.

Bad thing, he tried to make me an IP again. This time for anorexia nervosa.

I've been an IP (In Patient) three times already, once for self harm and twice for overdoses. I am not trying to say that it's a good thing, not at all, but I'm happy I was there. I learnt alot about myself and got to finally be myself, even for a little while. I made some friends and caught up with some old ones.

When my current doctor tried to admit me for anorexia I quickly started putting on weight. I put of five kilos but I'm still not 'cured'. I don't believe I had anorexia in the first place, but I almost fit the diagnosis perfectly. I just needed two more criteria and they could admit me again.

My friend is being admitted for bullimia in a few weeks and she's so scared they'll make her eat. I don't want to be admitted again because in the past the one thing I've ever wanted help with they haven't. I've needed help moving out of home because I feel that I am unsafe here and that if they want me to 'recover' from everything that I won't be able to.

I so far have been diagnosed with chronic depression and OCD characteristics, but have been warned about my eatting a bit lately.

I don't know what to do anymore. I just needed to rant I think...
PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:26 pm


Ranting is healthy. Keep ranting.

Maybe this is naive as I don't know your situation, but next time you see your doctor do you think you could communicate that to them? Doctors need info to do their jobs, and as more doctors become aware of psych problems they're getting more open to psych talk. I mean, if you could even just print that out, what you posted, and hand it to your doctor next appointment and say something along the lines of "I wrote down some concerns I have", it could go a long way to making yourself more understood 'cause it sounds to me like you've got a lot of misunderstandings with your uh... people, I guess.

It is your doctors job to listen to you, after all, and sometimes writing stuff makes it easier to say everything you need to say at once. Just a idea.

LaLaLogic


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:18 pm


Sami
My new doctor is really awesome. [...] I've been an IP (In Patient) three times already [...] I'm happy I was there. I learnt alot about myself and got to finally be myself, even for a little while. I made some friends and caught up with some old ones.


Ranting is good! I think you should remember the good times you had the other times you were an IP, and go ahead and trust your doctor. But the decision is up to you. I know being an IP can suck, but in the long run, it can be worth it!
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:29 pm


i agree ranting is good on any level... and im glad you decided to write or type in this case.. i hope you get what your looking for and hope they won't admit you again..

*black-nine*

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