Posted by Racer on January 29, 2006, at 14:47:42
In reply to Re: Need advice about going to dr. » fiftylager, posted by 4WD on January 28, 2006, at 23:17:44
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> You could keep a mood chart for your doctor. It's less "emotional" than a journal or biography - more "clinical" so you might not feel so embarrassed giving it to her.This is great advice -- although I'm biassed, since I was going to write it myself... Marsha beat me to it...
If you're not sure what a mood chart might look like, you can do what I did when I was trying to make one myself: do a web search and look at what other charts look like. I made mine to coincide with meals: every time I eat, I mark down a mood. (Although I've been slack on it lately...) That way, I can see trends like, "I seem to rally every day around lunch time," or "my moods are consistent and last an average of eight days in a row." Of course, I don't have any patterns like that, but those were examples.
You're right, though, and it's frustrating beyond belief. I've done it, I think most of us have at one time or another. Good luck with getting your answers, and let us know what happens.
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