Posted by Greg A. on March 13, 2001, at 10:14:42
In reply to Feeling Really Bad..........., posted by tina on March 13, 2001, at 9:51:53
I often get the same thing on pdoc days – I feel like I am on a high and tend to be willing to accept whatever my doc says. What I do now is jot down a description of how most of my days have been. Be fairly brief and ‘clinical’. Like – I can’t focus at work and this is becoming a problem. Or – I have no enthusiasm for the routine joys of life – I feel as if I am just going through the motions. Have an answer for – How often do these feelings occur?
I find that by noting these feelings just before my appointment I can sometimes re-create that level of depression. (Hmm . . . ?) I have also been known to fake the depressed persona during appointments, in order to get treated. The bottom line is that a good doc / therapist should listen to what you say about the way you have been feeling and not rely solely on how you appear at that moment. If your doc does not listen – then that’s another issue.
Hope this is of some help – and hope you have some of those good days.
poster:Greg A.
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