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Originally Posted by Fading
Wow  Lots of good feedback, Thanks
OK ANOTHER question! Regarding my first visit with the psychiatrist....
When they ask regarding my 'history'......
I'm a bit reserved when it comes to questions of what I've done or not done in my past. I'm afraid of getting a 'tag' put on me if I admit that I used to enjoy drinking beer (back in college...and in my 20's)...I come from a German community and beer is a very common thing.
And, excuse me for living  , but I messed up once and got a DUI.
This is all way before my pain issue and I haven't drank in over 10 years, especially since I take all these meds.
And yes, excuse me for being human, I've tried marijuana.....Good Lord, I was born in the 60's......who HASN'T tried it!
Should I admit to these things? Will it make me look like a 'bad' person?
If I DON'T admit this, I'm sure they do background checks of some sort and I'm sure my DUI will show up. So this will make me look like an idiot if I deny these things if they're gonna probably find out anyway.
Part of me thinks it's not fair to be judged by what we've done in the past. But yet, I want to be completely honest so that I have the Dr's respect.
How is the best way to handle an issue such as this? |
Hey,
Answer: no red-blooded American.
That was the
simple answer. But if you consider yourself now to be a non-drinker, then it simply doesn't need to be brought up, depending of course, on when your DUI was, and if you passed your court-ordered evaluation (or even had to take one).
But honestly, if it's all more than ten years: don't bring it up. That may sound dishonest, but really, at this point, you gotta CYA a bit too. And you were in your 20's...idk how old you are now, I didn't check, but really, they don't need to be checking your ID either.
We're all human: we screw up. And case in point: I am a sober alcoholic...kinda enjoyed the benzos too, but chemically, they're the same as alcohol, which is probably why. I told them the God's honest truth about it, and the world didn't end, much to my surprise. Most of them are cognizant that everyone screws up, we come from different cultures and backgrounds; and being German-yah, das beer is big!!! Ok, I speak crummy German (Deutsch), but point is, it was cultural, you were young, and now you're older, you make better choices, and you haven't repeated the mistake...don't ice yourself for it.
I would keep as closed-mouthed as it is. Docs play CYA. So do we.
My own four cents I dug out of the sofa. Good luck, and just guard that info with a few concealed weapons. And if the DUI is more the 7 years old, cops don't even see it on your record, and neither does the insurance. Why should they?
Best of luck.
As for CP therapy for RSD, I know there's been recent success, even here in the US, with ketamine...you may not get it where you go now, but it's worth looking into. This is my friend's daughter Jessica's "journey" with her treatments:
http://www.hopeforjessica.blogspot.com