[Standup2me]

Has anyone ever taken someone with them to the Pdoc?
For support?
For explanations of current state?
....etc

Originally Posted by Standup2me

Has anyone ever taken someone with them to the Pdoc?
For support?
For explanations of current state?
....etc

I tried to take my partner to prove that I was crazy, but I ended up doing that very well all on my own.

[Nevvy]

I have only taken my partner to my therapist appointment (because it's also good for him). Never to the Pdoc though, but never really felt the need.

I think he would just sit there and hear me rant and complain, which he does anyway so it wouldn't really serve a purpose for me.

[jacky8807]

i have thought about it.....my mother for instant really needs to see the full scope of the disease. However im a private person and she would probably use it against me at some point
i would do it if it will serve you well

[doyoutrustme]

Just my husband sometimes.

[kindachaotic]

Never.
Pdoc & therapy (when I go...) is very private to me.
Sometimes I tell my H things discussed, sometimes not.
Pdoc visits are 30 min. Every 3 months, usually, we discuss
how I'm doing mostly with meds & if they need tweaked.
Don't think H will ever fully understand...
No one else in my small extended family knows anything
except that I take something for depression.
They know I see a Pdoc but never show interest or concern.

[Woolly Bugger]

I've thought of bringing my wife to meet the famous doctor, but haven't done so yet. She's very curious about him, because I talk about him frequently and have been seeing him for almost ten years. I think it would be a great meeting and very beneficial. I most likely wouldn't take her to a therapy session unless I had issues I needed to work out with her, which I really don't.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

I was required to bring someone to the diagnostic appointment I had at a mood disorder clinic. They were seated somewhat out of my line of sight and the dr would look at her to verify what I said and she added information a few times. I did not like it but it was the only way they'd see me and I knew I really needed to have someone with expertise diagnose me because I was a wreck, on meds that were causing more harm than good, nobody seemed to be sure what was wrong with me and I was getting worse very quickly.

Otherwise no. My mom has driven me a few times but has only come up and met the pdoc once when I was in a wheelchair and needed help pushing myself around. She didn't participate in the session, we just all talked for a moment after the session. It was awkwad. She's been to a therapy session which did not go extremely well. Near the end my therapist walked her out and whatever was said in those few minutes must have not been happy because he gave up on trying to convince me that she could handle certain things and she resented him mightily for a while.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I had a concerned friend want to come and tell pdoc her concerns so i let her

[Turtlesoup]

Sometimes if my anxiety is really bad or I feel unsafe to drive I will ask my husband to take me but he waits outside for me-at this point I don't want anyone else to go in with me. I always go to my T appointments by myself-maybe at some point I will be ok with my husband or adult daughter coming to a T session but not there yet.

[cashart10]

My last pdoc requested, with my permission, to have my husband and sister come into an appointment. She told my sister that if she didn't know me well enough to know how well I care for my kids she would have already called CPS (because I was so disoriented). That was shocking to hear and the reason I was hospitalized. No one was taking the severity of my illness seriously enough and she needed them to understand.

[gayleggg]

I took my husband with me a couple of times when I was having hallucinations.

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[wiretwister]

when I was ip ,before they would release me to go home my wife and both kids had to come in and hear everything they could think of to tell them about me,, and they had to promise to "look after me" ,, one of the "high points" of my adult life... I really never want to do that again,, so no I would not want anyone to go with me to my t or pdoc....

[Row Jimmy]

I took my wife to my third appointment and the doctor was quite thankful because my wife could support and confirm a lot of what I was saying about myself. She could also add something I missed or correct something I thought I might be doing.

She was also able to confirm that my medication was working and she was starting to see a change in me. Sometimes, it helps the clinician to have a third party offer an opinion.

[BlackSheep79]

My husband goes every time. My pdoc always asks how I'm doing and if he has questions. He also asks him if he is regulating my medications, which I really don't need but I'm not going to argue. It's good that he goes for several reasons, at least for me. If I'm doing bad he can articulate better than I can what's going on. Also, sometimes I tune out and miss stuff, so he's my back up. For me it shows he cares and is supportive and will be there for these ups and downs. I can rely on him to always be there, even though I know this isn't easy to handle. So cheesy, but I love him so much.

[UpDownMiddleGround]

I took my friend a few months ago. I was a little leery when she initially asked to go with me because It felt like a boundary violation. As time got closer to my appointment I was happy she'd asked to go -- i was pretty manic at the time with a persistent head noise. She was able to sort things out, convey my wishes, speak some truths. I was pretty much shut down and wanting to crawl under a table and hide from all of the sounds and light. She didn't cross the line of sharing information that it was my right to share. I left with a medication added in that has help create a little more stability in my life. It turned out to be a positive experience. I would be cautious who I take though. I took my (ex)husband to a few T appointments. He used everything that was said in confidence to be mean and hateful toward me.

[UCMATH]

I took a former teacher of mine with me to an appointment with my old psychiatrist, because I didn't think he was actually answering any of the questions I asked him. I thought he was condescending, but I was worried that my depressed state was coloring my perception of him. I wanted to make sure that I was right.

An old roommate of mine would go to appointments with me when she thought I was in need of emergency care.

[~Christina]

I actually took my husband along a few weeks go.. I was working off less than 20 hours of sleep in a month and I had already stopped driving.. I wanted him there because I was certain I would not be able to make sense lol

[BastetsMuse]

Originally Posted by Standup2me

Has anyone ever taken someone with them to the Pdoc?
For support?
For explanations of current state?
....etc

I've taken my husband with me from time to time. It demonstrates to my pdoc that things are really bad, or that I can't communicate something clearly to her, or that I need corroboration on a point. But it took years for me to be able and comfortable to bring anybody to my pdoc with me.

My first husband was a butthead; I took him to show that fact, not to support me. My current husband goes to support me. You see, taking someone with you can be for any number of reasons!

[Sinking Feeling]

Good luck with a pdoc, but therapists should be no problem!

My boyfriend has gone with me to my pdoc appointments a few times. My pdoc is totally fine with it.

[Victoria'smom]

My husband comes every time. I go with him too. Sometimes we go to T appointments together. We're to honest with each other so it's easier to convey what our needs are.

[raspberrytorte]

My husband has never gone before.

But when I (hopefully) get a new pdoc, I'm bringing him with me.

[Chickenkicker]

Originally Posted by Standup2me

Has anyone ever taken someone with them to the Pdoc?
For support?
For explanations of current state?
....etc

I've taken Wifey to both my psych and my therapist. I had an egotistical psych that bombed me with heavy and multiple meds, and when I took a turn for the worse, I couldn't drive or function very well. She came into the appointments to add what she'd seen and helped me remember what was said.

I was serious about managing my disorder because it had already taken 45yrs of my life, living as a wild man. Every lie, every cloaked answer, all the posturing and beating around the bush thinking holding back would save me embarrassment had to stop...and once every detail of my life was out in the open...recovery began.

I finally fired that jerk, and recovered in time...ending the absolute worst 9 months of my life.

[avlady]

i've let my husband with me sometimes, its fun