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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
She gives me a depression survey and an anxiety survey every time----
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This just makes me think that she cba to actually talk to her patients so she gets them to fill out stupid forms instead :/
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it talks about how may days of the week you've felt bad in like 10 categories I had to say I was depressed the better part of a week out of the last 2----there was also another category I was up in----those were in the black----I explained it was due to my bird...
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It's perfectly natural to feel sad about your bird! I get the impression she's trying to fit you into a preconceived box in her head, rather than live with uncertainty for a bit and just see you as you :/
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
when I filled it out last time there were things in the black due to negative symptoms possibly----I explained it was due to a total lack of concern one way or another to interact socially but did not feel depressed.
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See those stupid forms are all down to interpretation and a form doesn't allow for any flexibility, unlike a real conversation would. I've never had to fill out forms for pdocs, only GPs (but it's a criteria that they get paid for so if they give you a SSRI, you get a form and then 12 weeks later, so they get their little bonus for that topic...it's completely stupid IMO but that's the NHS for you: all about measuring outcomes than actually improving them!)
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She asked if I was getting onto a downward spiral or upward trajectory---I said the second----we'll reassess in 3 months unless it gets worse.
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Why is it either/or??
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I know I ran into old pdoc this morning again---he was late rather as usual so he had to grab a different bus so we didn't say much but I really do miss him.
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He reminds me of Uni pdoc...I miss mine too...though he'd probably be ramming meds down my throat at this point! Well, insisting quite strongly that I try them at any rate lol
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No the cbt for psychosis was part of a research project they don't offer it here I have no idea what I'll get probably something for depression 
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Well I hope the wait isn't too long, and you get a competent one (they're like gold dust!). I'm also curious to see how you get on with a psychodynamic T rather than a CBT one. IME they're quite different! (Actually my new T says he does CBT on his website, but he's not the typical CBT therapist, so that might make me more receptive to the principles...we'll see!)
I've stayed in bed today (it's 9pm here), which is why I've posted so much today
Will have to try to be more productive tomorrow!
*Willow*