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Originally Posted by Medicated
I can communicate with my pdoc via email, but he's really just the medicine man. I don't know how helpful he'd be if I were to write and tell him I'm homesick and really intimidated by my schoolwork.
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Even though they prescribe medication they still have all the educational background to actually provide counciling. With that being said, most of them don't do a whole lot of counciling. You said you dont know if he would be helpful, well you could always ask him and see what happends. There really is no harm is asking if he wouldn't mind helping you work through some troubling feelings. If he says he's yes then that might be a great comfort, and if he says he's really too busy then you can do something else.
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Originally Posted by Medicated
So aside from calling his office, I don't have any resources or good way of contacting him... and he's the one I'd really want to talk to.
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It seems like you have actually solved this problem on your own. Is there something preventing your calling his office? If you can get in touch with him maybe you can see if you can do e-mail or phone sessions for the time you are away?
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Originally Posted by Medicated
Although I hate to do it, maybe I need to take more klonopin for a while until I settle down a bit. I hate relying on drugs to get me through hard times, but I don't know what else to do.
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The medication is there for you to use. However, it wont or shouldn't be a replacement for real support. Maybe you could e-mail your pdoc and that could get the ball rolling as to whether he could council you, you could maybe let him know your planning on using the medication to relax you a bit since your feeling overwhelmed?Maybe he will offer the council on his own.
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Originally Posted by Medicated
I feel like I need to just march onward with faith that it will all be okay.
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That's a really good mindset, and a positive attitude like that will definatly take you far. I hope you can find some support, because along with that attitude i think you will be more then ok.
Please post back i'd love to hear what you plan to do.
best of luck!
Ryask