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I requested my records from the hospital Health Records department. All I had to do was sign a document and pay for the copies.
Reading my records has helped me heal and understand how clinicians think. A lot of the content was different from what I remember. Some was inaccurate. I suspect some of the residents got me mixed up with other patients. Initially, I was surprised, but soon realized they were people who only get the chance to see one small side of me. I doubt they deliberately lied about it and that it was actually due to cognitive bias. What would lying serve? No one committed any crime.
This has changed how I view psychiatry and therapists. They are people like me. Having a degree and being an expert doesn't imply they are superior beings. I refuse to give anyone that power. Reading my records made me realize this.
Now, my two doctors must communicate with me and not withhold any information especially my records. I made this very clear when I first met them. Both have no problems giving copies of my records whenever I ask, which is rare.
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Dx: Didgee Disorder
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