Posted by Meri-Tuuli on February 24, 2007, at 17:27:05
In reply to Re: definitions » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Quintal on February 24, 2007, at 15:38:49
> That's unusual! He must have liked and trusted you to do that. Just think though of the risk they're taking of getting an avalanche of emails from someone having a manic episode or something.
Well, this was in St Andrews, Scotland... I don't think I ever emailed him AND it was back in 2002 but still. The pdoc I see here in Finland willing gave me her email too. There's even a 'window' of about half an hour each day when you can ring her directly with any questions etc. I've never rung her/emailed her through. I have to say the reception staff are very nice here in Finland. No complaints!
> >And all the reception staff and his secretary treated us like we were the sum of the earth. Oh well
> I had exactly the same experience. It's almost as if they got off on a power trip by working with vulnerable people. They are the most odious people I've ever met. In fact they were downright abusive at times, so on reflection I feel no guilt about speaking the truth of Abilify. The secretary actually slammed the door against my ankles as I was leaving one day (it had one of those security numberpads on so she had to operate it to let me out). This was when I was suffering the bleeding and cellulitis (I suspect) from the SSRIs, and the blow broke the skin and made a bruise that started another episode. I ended up in hospital because of it, but I didn't bother to complain. I can't imagine it getting anywhere.Ouch! Thats really not very nice. Yeah its stuff like this that really annoys me -- we pay our taxes just like everyone else! We're human beings too! I bet the reception staff at a cancer clinic are all smiles and daffodils. I actually once applied for a job as a secretary for a psychiatrist - which would be rather ironic. I never even got a rejection letter, despite being overqualified. Oh well. I had zero luck in finding a job in nottingham! I was unemployed for about a year - it was very soul destroying - do you work? Well, the worst I've ever had (and bearing in mind I only ever have had three appointments!) was when I was ringing the buzzer - and there was a couple of reception staff gossiping away and they plain ignored me for about 5 minutes. Yep its all glass screens and buzzer entry systems (you are totally confined in the waiting room) -there's even a lock thing between you and the rooms where you get seen. Here in Finland, there aren't any locks! They just have lights outside the rooms, I guess indicating if there's a session on or not. And there's no screen things at the reception desk - I could walk right behind there if I wanted to. Its nice here, they seem vaguely respectful.
Anyway.
> I am responding to your request BTW, but I keep getting interrupted.Hey no worries! I thought perhaps you didn't want to humour me :)
Miss M
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