Posted by llrrrpp on August 12, 2006, at 17:11:30
In reply to Re: Collapsing inward -- bad things from long ago, posted by Jost on August 12, 2006, at 12:34:28
Hi Racer,
sorry you're feeling miserable.
I just wanted to tell you that there are too many people who go into the medical profession because they are good students and good students go to medical school.One of my relatives is a doctor. He decided to go into private practice because he didn't want to deal with the limitations of hospitals, health insurance, etc. He just wanted to help people without the burden and conflict of interest imposed by a system that is designed around efficiency and capitalism, rather than around caring for human beings.
I have had the experience of both caring medical professionals and professionals who viewed my suffering as a burden. Who think that my physical pain is a judgment that THEY are poor doctors. They react to my pain by getting defensive and evntually rejecting me. I'm sorry that this is your experience. Hopefully your medical problems will sort themselves out, and you can find a professional who really cares about you and your body, because you deserve it.
Going limp? Yep. I know about that. Learned helplessness? I don't know. I guess Falls has the best suggestion. The German version of Psychology Today was discussing depression as an adaptive mechanism that is designed to conserve resources in times of extreme stress. Well stress is definitely a condition of modern life. I guess it's important to attack both the sources of stressfulness of your daily life, as well as adjust your interpretations and reactions to these situations.
wishing you the best-
-ll
p.s. sometimes when we're falling, going limp is the only way to avoid injury
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