Posted by paul on September 2, 2000, at 1:12:51
In reply to keeping taking antidepressants a secret.., posted by T~ on August 29, 2000, at 9:14:54
i've never considered this kind of information anybody else's damn business because all it does is raise whatever specter they may currently hold pertinent to whatever you are being treated for. you have ZERO control over what they do/do not understand awa thier feelings/fears relative to your newly-revealed depression or whatever. this can also lead to the infinitely sticky "why did you wait until now to tell me?" which is a pandora's box and has no answer except to say that it isn't any of thier business which will most likely do little to positively further the situation. the people who need to know are the professionals you deal with and that rare person who might actually understand what you mean. as an example-do i tell people i'm a recovering drug addict? no. i simply state that, "yeah-i had my wild years too." hope this helps.
p(c(l))
poster:paul
thread:43990
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