Posted by fallsfall on June 18, 2004, at 23:58:59
In reply to Someone's invented a whole new sport, posted by deirdrehbrt on June 18, 2004, at 20:00:43
Dee,
The agency is trying to give you experience with frustration so that you will have plenty of experience tolerating it. It's getting pretty hard to reframe things from them in a positive light...
YOU didn't ask to see the psychiatrist - that was suggested by your case manager. But she doesn't call you back, so when you started being scared and wanting to get in to see the psychiatrist sooner, you went to talk to your case manager's boss. You would think that the boss would know about meetings that have to be held before appointments can be made. So why did she make the appointment for you for today? Or maybe boss thought that you should see Pdoc even before this other meeting because you need to see Pdoc soon? Maybe she forgot to tell case manager that the transition meeting could be held after you see Pdoc?
You are NOT asking too much to want your professionals to recommend appropriate things, follow up on them, call when they are supposed to call. Since you are not getting this from them, you really need to let them know that this is becoming a problem for you. One of your jobs as a patient is to make people aware of when they aren't doing what they told you that they would do. When the agency or particular employees are dropping important balls, you need to speak up. I know it is uncomfortable to do so, but these little "errors" of theirs are endangering your mental health.
Now, your case manager is working in her office, so she can't see you? Don't you live less than a mile from her office? Why can't you see her there?
THEY ASKED you if you wanted to see your case manager more often, and encouraged you to agree. So now you have agreed and you see her less than you did in the past - something is wrong with this picture.
I think it is time for some assertiveness training. Then you will be able to whip them into shape.
They are not working appropriately nor professionally. You have every right to be upset and angry. Now it is time to direct that anger at them.
(((((Dee)))))
I'm sorry that the people who you are counting on to help you can't figure out how to do their jobs.
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