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Originally Posted by Rohag
Outstanding!
This remains a problem for me. Finding myself among professionals, whose pseudo-authority is still intimidating, my natural inclination is to tell them what I think they want to hear to validate them and their judgments rather than what I truly feel.
Go ToeJam!
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For me, it's an energy issue or one of verbal diareeh depending on if I'm having a bad bout of depression or anxiety... or a nasty combination of the two.
If I am having a relative lull of the above then I do not have a problem communicating and arguing my case.
Therein lies a small issue of consistency of course if I'm dealing with the same person on a long term basis as it can make me seem pretty unpredictable and confusing (my wife for example finds this hard).
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Originally Posted by Frankbtl
TJ, I get the feeling that when you're talking about bits of interaction with your named nurse you're doing it " politely" and " diplomatically"??   |
Yesterday I was, yes... I kept calm and managed my anxiety well. There is a big difference between my written and verbal communication though... in the written form I am a lot more controlled as I have time to think, edit and consider appropriate content.... verbal is instantaneous and depending on the person I'm interacting with can spiral me in all different directions
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So I feel some real credit should go to you for the way you managed the conversation with her!!! And in how you got something positive out of it in the end!!
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Yeah, I was pleased with it... and having spoken to her today, we have been interacting better.
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And yes, probably a good idea to take your return back to work slowly. Maybe just settle into being back at home when you're discharged first?? Because of course, you're bound to need some adjustment to that first and formost. And then you can look a little later into the getting back to work. Just don't let the thought "hang over you", hey?? No rush to decide anything there/yet.
Alison
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Returning home and to the real world is starting to scare me quite a lot... I don't know what is expected of me or if people are going to think because I'm not in hospital I am suddenly 'better'. Was feeling very despondent most of today and just curled up on my bed... during my ward round I didn't really speak, was very depressed and had no energy to say much of anything.
I am glad that I'll have support in the community and as such I'll be able to bounce these concerns off of people who hopefully can give me reassurance and definitive answers.
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Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA): UK