Do I know best or should I listen to the doctor?

Posted by tinydancer on June 4, 2004, at 8:47:33

I went to see the doctor today because of my increasing anxiety, panic, and obsessive compulsive behavior. I couldn't relax, I was just a wreck. He wanted to admit me to the hospital but I said I didn't really want to do that. Number one I'm the primary caretaker of my child, number two, half of the OCD issues would be worsened by being hospitalized because of the feeling of being locked in and not able to do what I felt I had to do.
However my best friend is almost borderline mad at me. (Or maybe she is mad.) She's like, who cares about this or that, you need to get admitted! But I don't think that way, even when I'm at my sickest, I'm still always going to put others first.
My question is: Is it valid that I don't want to be admitted this time, or am I being stupid and egotistical? My friends opinion is that my son can't be benefitting from me when I'm like "this" but I don't feel the things I'm experiencing right now are very visible.
Thoughts?

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