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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
Now looking back I see that from what I told her she could have made a reasonable conclusion that I keep firm boundaries with my ex and see him weekly in a nice atmosphere. I did not tell her that I bombard him with calls and emails compulsively against his will, so she had no way of knowing.
Likewise, I told her, in the interest of time, that I impulsively bought massage. I did not tell her (but I told you guys) that I also bought Excel classes and a body fat percentage test and unlike you guys she did not think that I was hypomanic (I later realized that I had skipped Lithium). So again I do not tell her everything and she has no way of knowing. She is a good doctor, but even she cannot always see through the crap. And I sound much more composed in the doctor's office than I am in my real life, which I realize has been a hell of a problem for me - I do not present correctly and fully. They do not see the complete clinical picture.
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Hamster honey, I think you're being rough on yourself. We do run out of time at the pdoc appointments. You say here, that LOOKING BACK you realize you forgot to tell her important info. And that IN THE INTEREST OF TIME you didnt tell her every little thing you bought online.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but hadn't it been a while since you'd seen the pdoc? Sorry if I'm wrong. But when you are seeing her more regularly, you will not have to "catch up" so much on all the details. It doesn't sound like you were intentionally deceiving her. I don't consider you a liar, just it's hard to remember everything that's happened and what you need to relay to pdoc. And they ask questions too, and do their share of talking, which can send you off on a tangent.
Perhaps you could keep a little notebook with what you want to make sure to tell pdoc?
