Posted by Tamar on September 12, 2005, at 19:43:24
In reply to Re: self-control » Tamar, posted by alexandra_k on September 12, 2005, at 19:21:12
> And then...
> They say that they have no experience with treating my dx
> Then I say I don't care about that.
> And then...
> They might bring up that certain past clinicians have said that treatment makes me worse
> And then...
> I have to be really very careful to not go off about that...
> Deep breaths...Ah yes. I’m familiar with this kind of experience from when I was pregnant and I wanted to give birth without interventions, despite my high risk status. That led to some tense conversations.
Do you think it might help if you took in some journal articles or book chapters that argue in support of therapy for your diagnosis (assuming you can get your hands on that kind of material)? Even if the p-doc doesn’t agree with the content of the argument in the professional literature, it might help to persuade him when he sees that you’ve taken time to inform yourself. And I assume he can’t entirely ignore what’s published in peer-reviewed journals and suchlike. It might be a kind of antidote to what past clinicians have said about you. It could give you a rational basis from which to argue your case.
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