livershapedbox
Faulty
- Dec 28, 2024
- 61
So I have appointments with a doctor every few months for a physical illness, this doctor always asks me a lot about my personal life and how I have been doing, I usually just lie and pretend I'm feeling fine and making progress in life like a normal human.
Last time, I was feeling so bad that I stopped caring to pretend I was fine. I admitted how hopeless I feel and how I don't see a future for myself anymore, and how the previous times I lied to seem like I'm doing alright.
She actually turned out to be very understanding and non judgemental, we talked about it and other things for about an hour and a half, she just asked questions about the reasons I feel like this and what I have already tried to feel better, and didn't pressure me to see MH professionals after I explained I can't trust them from past experiences.
I ended up feeling a bit better after that, though I probably shouldn't have been so honest. It was much better than any therapy session I had with actual MH professionals, maybe because unlike them she doesn't think she knows more about my feelings than I do.
I'm not sure if it's considered appropriate to be talking about such things with my doctor, my main issues have to do with my illness so I guess it's not totally unrelated?
Last time, I was feeling so bad that I stopped caring to pretend I was fine. I admitted how hopeless I feel and how I don't see a future for myself anymore, and how the previous times I lied to seem like I'm doing alright.
She actually turned out to be very understanding and non judgemental, we talked about it and other things for about an hour and a half, she just asked questions about the reasons I feel like this and what I have already tried to feel better, and didn't pressure me to see MH professionals after I explained I can't trust them from past experiences.
I ended up feeling a bit better after that, though I probably shouldn't have been so honest. It was much better than any therapy session I had with actual MH professionals, maybe because unlike them she doesn't think she knows more about my feelings than I do.
I'm not sure if it's considered appropriate to be talking about such things with my doctor, my main issues have to do with my illness so I guess it's not totally unrelated?
