Posted by Noa on January 6, 2000, at 0:53:54
In reply to Feelings for my psychopharmacologist, posted by Alan on January 5, 2000, at 23:47:04
I definitely DON'T think you should go to another doctor.
I guess that is the good news. The bad news is, I don't think there is a way to "fix" this other than to just live with it and tell yourself it must be serving a purpose that at the moment isn't entirely clear, beyond a vague intellectual understanding. It is also important to tell yourself that what you are feeling is normal and that there is no shame in it. "This is how I feel. It has some adaptive purpose and comes with the territory of being a human being. There is nothing shameful about it. Maybe someday I will understand it better. For now, I guess I will just have to accept that these feelings are there and I can't will them away, and they don't detract from the quality of the work that my pdoc and I are engaged in."
BTW, you deserve a LOT of credit for raising the issue with the doc. That took courage and was the right thing to do. How the doc responded was a good indicator--a good professional response suggests you should stay with this doc. Had he or she responded unprofessionally, that would have suggested it is time to look elsewhere. But, pat yourself on the back for bringing it up.
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