Posted by Ilene on February 6, 2004, at 8:00:01
In reply to Re: depression wardrobe - a superficial thread, posted by syringachalet on February 6, 2004, at 0:17:29
> Yeah, Irene, I was pleged with chronic depression and severe PTSD prior to my Dx for MS.I hate having anyone I dont know well even touch me. Somedays the flashbacks are really frequent and scary. My shirnk has known this for four years and tells me that it is my responsibilty to manage my own health care and when i hurt bad enough, i will make an appt. to go to the chronic pain clinic. She knows I wont. Somedays I feel really trapped.
She sounds like my previous-previous pdoc. I had stopped seeing her because I had changed insurance. When I was severely depressed and probably depersonalized (I don't know if that's the right word--I had a feeling of detachment from the real world) I called her in deep despair. She wanted me to make a commitment between her and the truly horrible pdoc that my insurance was paying for. I ended up seeing a third pdoc, one who had treated my daughter. A shrink who wanted me to even make a decision when I wasn't functioning demonstrated so little insight that I realized she wasn't for me.
I've been with this pdoc for a couple of years. She hasn't helped me medically, but she does some psychotherapy and provides moral support. She called me when I was in bed for a month with chronic fatigue syndrome. She knew I was in despair (again) and sorely tempted to commit suicide.
I think it's your pdoc's job to alleviate your fearfulness to the point where you can take care of yourself. She can also prescribe drugs that might help your pain. That's one of the reasons why my pdoc prescribes Neurontin. I realize that MS pain is different, though.
I.
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