Posted by Sabina on July 17, 2003, at 12:25:15
In reply to Re: You guys are really impressive., posted by paxvox on July 16, 2003, at 18:28:04
>> I mean, how many of us talk about our problems outloud to the other patients in the Pdoc waiting room?
Odd you should say that, for just yesterday I was in my pdoc's waiting room. I was crying quietly* and the woman sitting across from me asked if I was okay. She then launched into her tale of woe and I knew more about her in four minutes than you can imagine. Just listening to her chatter helped to straighten me out a bit. I referred her to a great therapist (she didn't have one) and this site, expressing how it had been very good for my treatment to augment my support system both through therapy and online interaction. I feel that it was a quite mutually beneficial exchange which I greatly appreciated.
*I was upset because our insurance is billed differently for psychiatric care and there's a massive deductible to be met. My boyfriend (common law husband, shacked up, whatever you want to call it) wants me to get treatment and get better "no matter how much it costs" yet continues to make comments about how much it costs, how now he can't afford this or that new toy, etc. I had just put another $90 visit on his credit card, didn't feel I was "worth it" and became a little weepy.
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