A lot like EV's - being self sufficient and OK, when really I want someone to jump in and help me row the boat.

I tend to smile or laugh when I'm giving a doctor or therapist a run down of my symptoms. Once, when I saw a counselor and was explaining the psychological abuse I went through with my husband, she goes "Well, you certainly are doing better than most." Why? Because I wasn't sitting there curled in a ball and sobbing my eyes out? I don't like crying. I view it as showing weakness, and I don't want healthcare providers to see me as weak and unable to carry out their recommendations because I might seem too fragile. Then when I fail to follow through, they can't understand why.