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Originally Posted by MuddyBoots
Yeah, but there's also downright dangerously stupid. She essentially said I don't need to eat or see a doctor if I have a positive mindset, to not consider that my intake sucks (don't think about how people can literally die when their potassium gets too low and how mine was just severely low too) and just focus on the weather getting warmer and how talented I must be if I can play multiple musical instruments (which I reminded her my muscles aren't exactly 100% right now and not sure if they ever will be again so thank you for that reminder). She suggested people can will their way out of hallucinating and paralysis and such. When the more and more she told me to be positive and the more aggressive I got, she got frustrated and just said "hopefully your therapist can explain it to you more and can help next week," like, no, my therapist teaches radical acceptance and self-care. Not denial and "if you think you can swim to the sun, you can," because she's not a careless, dangerous dunce.
I get the mindset of "if you think you can, you're halfway there," for stuff like, doing well at a job interview. Not physically impossible feats like surviving jumping into a furnace blasting at the highest heat of any factory on earth.
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I'm so sorry she said those things I think are inappropriate from a healthcare professional that should be there to help you through this difficult time.
It's good you can see through her and that what she's saying is way off. I know it's cliche to say this at this point, however, if there's a possibility, can you try to find someone else? If not, could your therapist help you navigate through this?
There's a lot of really unhelpful stuff and people around unfortunately. It sounds like you're already pretty self reliant, which is a great trait to have especially in this situation.
I know it's frustrating, because it should be obvious to them that you need help but they're too wrapped up in their own agenda to care beyond the superficial.
All I can say is I think you're doing well in the circumstance. Keep advocating for yourself, even when they're not listening.