Posted by alexandra_k on August 1, 2005, at 1:06:19
In reply to Re: I *need* to do well in school » alexandra_k, posted by Deneb on August 1, 2005, at 0:47:08
> That's brave of your p-doc to decide to defend his decisions in court!
LOL! I don't think he had a choice! If you section someone under the mental health act for compulsory assessment and treatment for... I think it is 14 days or more (in NZ at any rate) then you have to go to a hearing with a judge and the person being sectioned and their advocate / lawyer. I think he used to spend 2 half days in court per week...
>Isn't there someone here at Babble who is studying to become a p-doc? Maybe she/he can shed some light on what they learn.
If you mean cubic_me then I think she is still doing the general medical stuff...
> I won't mind that, but it would be a pain to have to explain everything again to the new person. By golly it sure was a pain to repeat my version of *why* I OD'd over and over and over again!Yeah. They might not want to talk about that specifically though. I haven't talked to anyone about my last attempt. Nobody asked me why.
> That's kind of scary though. I went there two times (I think) I was super scared and embarrassed to even be in a psych hospital. I don't know if I could do something like that. I keep thinking that others must think I'm a crazy person or something. The p-doc there was nice though, he's the talker.Yeah. What I'm thinking is that they may offer outpatient programs. Either located at the hospital or at some community centre. They might have an outpatient unit too. So you could work with someone from there. They might even offer DBT. You might not even have to set foot on the hospital grounds. Either way outpatient treatment is very different from inpatient treatment.
> > Ask your p-doc about once weekly. Or about once fortnightly. Once fortnightly with once weekly when you hit crisis could work out good. if you don't ask you are unlikely to get...
> I'm just going to take things one step at a time. :-)
Oh yes. Make an appoitment to see her first.
> > > She told me that she wasn't stressed out by me. She said that I was only worrying myself!
> > LOL! Deja vu. I think Dr Bob has said something similar ;-)
> Oh dear! What have I done? I didn't mean to compare them that way!I just mean that it seems to be a theme that you give yourself a harder time than other people do. And that you can be frank without worrying about triggering clinicians. Babblers can be a bit different in that respect...
> Yep, definitely. It's great that she didn't make a big deal out of my ODs. She just made me throw away the pills. This means that she thinks it is a bad idea for me to OD and that I shouldn't do it.Yup. I think it does mean that. Also that she doesn't want you to do it. And you can tell from her behaviour that she cares about you. All that is good. When things get real tough and you can't continue on anymore... Sometimes you might find that you can continue on for somebody else if that makes any sense.
>Me, I haven't been able to find much of anything yet to explain the way I am.
Okay. You will figure out something that makes sense to you. Eventually... ;-)
> I will phone her tomorrow. I'll get the answering machine because it is a holiday. She won't call me back herself.:-)
Let me know how you go.
poster:alexandra_k
thread:535880
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20050726/msgs/536265.html