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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
Well, pdoc appt went pretty bad today. He is seriously deluded. I mean, I don't claim to be a mental health professional by any means, but I do not believe him when he says "it's normal" for people's sleep to suddenly and drastically change. Like, going from 10+ hrs a night to the equivalent of 2 a night for an extended period of time without feeling sleepy. He says "it happens even in normal people" and says that it's a "natural cycle" that people experience. Thus, my mood "couldn't've been elevated" because it is totally "normal" for even healthy people to experience sudden, marked changes in sleep that last for extended periods of time. *major eye roll*
I asked him if my therapist had talked to him, and he said yes. I then asked him what she said. (She told me exactly what she was going to say, so I wanted to see if he was bullsh_tting or lying.) He said that she observed me as being manic and then said that he "still thinks" the change in sleep "is part of a natural, healthy cycle."
I never thought he was an idiot until today. I thought he was an @ss, but not an idiot. I wasn't born yesterday.
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Yeah that's unfortunate. I agree that people can have naturally occurring shifts in their sleep patterns. However, you had a shift in sleep accompanied by racing thoughts, mood elevation, and reckless driving. Taken altogether you experienced 4 very classicly presented mania symptoms. 3 out of the four are not explained by sleep disturbances and you have a history of mood disorder. The most likely answer is you experienced mania.
I feel like maybe he's covering himself in case you decide to sue his practice for the crap diagnosis the assistant made. He even had a trained professional who witnessed the mania weigh in and is dismissing it. I wonder how your T will react to that. He is being extremely neglectful of your needs. I'd find a new doctor for sure. I think I'd also report him.