Posted by Caslon540 on February 16, 2005, at 4:19:22
In reply to Bit of advice for everyone here, posted by Michael Bell on February 15, 2005, at 18:28:05
My therapist doesn't like it that I read stuff related to my condition and meds, and acts as if there's no correct medical information on the internet (I disagree), and that even if there was, I shouldn't read it because I don't have the prerequisite medical education to understand any of it (I disagree). She doesn't want me to suggest meds I'd like to try to my psychiatrist, because she says that renders him useless (I disagree). It's kind of scary how much she wants me to be in the dark about my treatment, now that I think about it.
I don't know if my psychiatrist is amused, embarassed, or irritated (at me) when I ask him something to which he doesn't know the answer, or has to look up in a book and sometimes still doesn't know the answer. Then later I end up finding the answer on the internet. ;) I don't think that renders him useless or makes him look bad at all though; I know it's impossible for him to read EVERYTHING ever published on the subjects.
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