Posted by Beliala on June 3, 2002, at 17:35:29
In reply to canada, posted by katekite on June 2, 2002, at 22:30:03
Thanks for the enlightenment about the Canadian medical system. I always hear the American rants about HMOs and wondered why docs seem so stingy with the tests/referrals here too. Well, at least I know it’s not just me.
Actually my pdoc is the one who made the pain clinic referral – seems he’s turned into my primary care provider. Since I’ve been in “crisis” mode for awhile now, everyone in my life thinks I really need continuity of care and this would be a bad time to ditch my docs. I’m reluctant to switch simply because I’m so hopeless that ANY treatment will make life livable again (although a little extra estradiol would help the moodiness).
I don’t think a therapist would help at this point. It might not be obvious from my typing (you have no idea how long these posts take me) but I am REALLY far gone mentally. My intellectual functioning would have to improve dramatically before I’d even be capable of learning the basics on how to assert myself and come across as mentally competent. Anti-anxiety drugs don’t help. While they do make me calmer, they also make me more foggy-headed and unable to express myself.
Sorry to shoot down your suggestions – I’m a tough one to help. I don’t even know why I’m reading Psychobabble, guess there must be a small part of me holding out irrational hope that there’s a magic pill out there for me (requiring no effort on my part to actually change my circumstances of course heh).
Beliala
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