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Old Apr 23, 2010, 08:34 AM
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So I see this endocrinologist for other health issues that I also have. I saw him last week and had to update him on all my recent mental health issues, including GAD and bipolar. He started asking me questions about it, and then wanted to know what some of my specific anxieties were. I felt uncomfortable immediately but I still answered him generically by saying that I was worried about money among other things. He wanted to know if we have kids and I told him no. He responded by saying that was a good thing because kids bring more stress. I told him that actually that subject is a source of anxiety for me bc of the fact that I am ready for kids but my husband isn't quite ready yet. He began to lecture me with this stern look in his eye, telling me that my husband was right and I should wait until my life is more stable. I just looked at him and he continued to lecture me until I said that it was a woman thing. I wanted to get up and go kick him in the gonads! I should only have to defend myself to my husband! He doesn't know crap about me and my life. Just because I have mental illness, it doesn't mean I will be a bad mother! In fact, I think I will be happier bc it is something I want so badly. I feel like you women will identify with me here. I feel like he stepped over the boundaries with his "advice".

What do y'all think? Did he cross the line? Or am I over reacting to good advice? (Grrrr... This makes me fuming mad!)
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