Posted by Partlycloudy on December 3, 2008, at 6:36:08
In reply to Re: Therapy felt like an oasis in a desert, posted by onceupon on December 2, 2008, at 22:05:29
> Cheers to your therapist for offering extended support. And cheers to the dictionary writers for including "meh." Has "gah!" been added yet? Cause I think it needs to be.
Gah is in my personal dictionary, for certain. Who knows when the world will catch up to us?
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> But mostly, cheers to you for refusing to take this current bout of depression lying down. (Which, IMO, includes literally lying down when you need to.)Thanks. We talked about this yesterday, how I have been more assertive in taking charge of my own case management, since I have to coordinate it between my T, my pdoc, my chiropractor, my yoga instructor, and my neurologist. I actually credit my old pdoc for making me into my own advocate for my care - because I ended up having to fight with her on every front. My dx, whatever medications I was taking; everything became a battle with her. And at some point, I realized that this doctor might have THOUGHT that they knew what was best for me, but ultimately, I had to listen to my intuition and the messages my body was giving me, and instead make THAT the real authority. Because that doctor? Turned out to have been wrong on many, many issues. And it turns out that she's got a terrible reputation within the local medical community for giving poor care and not listening carefully to her patients' problems. So I'm really glad that got out when I did, and it just established me as the Expert on Me. I really do know best, especially when I let myself get quiet and listen to myself.
What an important lesson, eh?
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