Posted by g_g_g_unit on November 11, 2013, at 2:41:22
In reply to Re: Severe mental illness, posted by rjlockhart37 on November 10, 2013, at 20:39:42
I fall into a difficult grey area: I'm severely unwell, but also intelligent and presentable. It can often create unrealistic expectations from practitioners.
But it's more complicated than that because I often fear disclosing the worst, knowing that treatment options basically suck. I think all the defiance, anger, hostility would vanish if visiting a psychiatrist meant being enabled, rather than just pacified.
My family is not wealthy, and, despite being well-educated, I don't work. I feel that, subtly, there's been less care/interest as I've gotten older, though it's difficult to know if it's just my social context and/or the fact that I'm a submissive male.
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