Posted by stjames on April 10, 2001, at 20:11:52
In reply to JigSaws and amputation, posted by Fred Potter on April 9, 2001, at 18:15:26
> The Beck Inventory and Hamilton Scale “ask” questions where the adjective is supplied and you’re supposed to simply concur or disagree.
> Example:
> “Do you feel sad?”
> “Yes . . but . .”
> “Right next question:”
> That “Yes . . but . .” is the herald of a potential wealth of information on how we feel.
>
> It’s like “Yes . . but SAD doesn’t begin to describe the pain. Yes – pain. This is why I think it’s important to describe here, and to the health professional, by analogy etc, how one feels. And make them listen.James here....
If you want someone to listen you need a therapist
and not a medical doc, a pdoc.james
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