Posted by Penny on January 23, 2004, at 15:19:26
In reply to Have you told anyone else?, posted by DaisyM on January 23, 2004, at 14:16:53
I haven't told anyone in nearly as much detail as my T and pdoc. And I won't. My family knows, due to my hospital stay last summer, that I've had suicidal thoughts, and they don't deal with it very well, esp. my grandmother. My parents kind of ignore that it ever happened. I don't have a spouse. My former roommate was the one who took me to the hospital, and she gets so stressed out over such things that I just don't mention it to her anymore. Another good friend of mine where I used to live actually held onto my meds for me for a while once when I was really down. But that became troublesome and I decided then and there that the only person I wanted holding my meds was my pdoc.
So, yes, I guess I have mentioned it to various people at times, tho' never in much detail, and now I wouldn't at all, unless I knew they would understand and handle it well, and the only people I know like that are folks I've met on babble. None of my real-life friends and none of my family are capable, IMO, of handling such info.
Oh - and I did mention to my former boss once that I had at times thought of suicide, when we were talking. I got sent to the employee assistance program (after having to talk to the HR lady) to see a counselor, even though I already HAD a therapist AND a pdoc! argh! It was a case of CYA.
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