Posted by Twinleaf on October 20, 2012, at 8:40:27
In reply to Re: Choices... » Twinleaf, posted by phillipa on October 19, 2012, at 21:13:50
Maybe you can begin spacing out your visits to him, and get many of your refills by phone (since they don't change). He really does seem like a pdoc to avoid!
To go back to the more central question on these threads: I have never intended to say or do anything which would feel like bullying to you, but I think you are saying that suggestions ( a new pdoc, psychotherapy for the interpersonal aspects of your situation) feel like you are being bullied, or perhaps pressured and controlled would be more accurate. If this is the situation, we should not be offering any suggestions at all. Can you clarify this for us? Does every suggestion feel like bullying, or too much pressure, to you?
I really think everyone's intention is to try to help you solve the real difficulties which you describe; no-one wants to cause any further harm. Because you give excellent advice on the boards yourself, I guess everyone assumes that you would welcome it also. I think you can help everyone treat you the way you would like to be treated by clarifying this situation.There is one thing you mentioned which is distressing to me: you said you wanted to continue to help others here. You can certainly do that, and have a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to offer. But the main thing every one of us has to offer here is ourselves, in particular, the ways we have succeeded in rising to the challenges of mental/ emotional illness. People post here looking for renewed hope and for new ways of dealing with their problems. Advice from someone who has given up, or who always rejects advice herself, is not very valuable to anyone. What would mean a lot to people is seeing you overcome your own problems. That would be truly inspiring and encouraging to everyone reading here.
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