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#1
Jun 03, 2016, 12:24 PM
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Does anyone else's doctor or nurse treat them as "an interesting specimen"? What about people in general?
Whenever I go into my doctor's office, I always get asked about which medications I'm on, followed by the obligatory, "What for?" When I tell them I'm bipolar, they stop for a second. "Ah, alright. Bipolar..." they say. Then they give me this intrigued but unsure look while they look me up in their system. "So, how do these medications make you feel? What have you noticed?" The manner in which they ask their questions makes me think they're personally curious, even though I know they have to enter this sort of information in their system. I don't think they're "afraid" of me per se, but I think they're very uneducated about bipolar disorder, so they sort of walk on egg shells around me. Their tone of voice goes from normal sounding to very cautious but soothing. It doesn't really bother me; it's just something I've noticed. I wonder if any of you could relate. |
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Jun 03, 2016, 12:45 PM
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Not too often, but I hear you.
Therapists tend to describe me as "fascinating".... One even asked if she could video tape my sessions to show her supervisor.  I'm still not at all sure if I should feel flattered or offended, and that was a few years ago. Doctors... One or two have given me the "interesting specimen" treatment, their personal curiosity was painfully obvious, but it didn't rub me up the wrong way or anything, I just brushed it off.
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Jun 03, 2016, 11:12 PM
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Oh I was a very "interesting specimen" when I was in the hospital. I was flattered because they will remember me forever!
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Jun 03, 2016, 11:22 PM
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I'm grateful that doctors have never treated me different because of my cocktail of meds for MI. I tend to come across as very professional and confident (people say I act older/more mature than my age) so I guess that's why I never get a weird question or look. Sorry you get that. That must be really annoying and frustrating.
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Jun 03, 2016, 11:44 PM
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My eye doctor got a little awkward when I told him, but the best reaction I've had was my dentist and his hygienist when I told them I was bipolar and recovering from a bout of anorexia. There was much hushed conversation about how exactly to write that in my chart.
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Jun 03, 2016, 11:46 PM
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It's not how you look or sound that gets them going...
It's usually the meds you're on. And I can't speak for the BB, but my doctors were never disrespectful about it, more in awe that they have such a rare and interesting specimen who is willing to eloquently educate them, should they ask the right questions with the right bedside manner.
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Jun 04, 2016, 12:09 AM
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I kind of tend to loose it a bit.... OMGs.. all I can say when I get dismissed, and hopefully never again, they say... You know there is a privacy screen. Rofllllllllll... I cant believe it ever was that bad.
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Jun 04, 2016, 01:07 AM
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My GP and her nurses treat me like that. They act like I'm the criminally insane. It's awful. I've been putting off getting a physical because it's so awkward.
My records say I'm schizoaffective by the way.
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Jun 04, 2016, 08:11 AM
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I think bipolar is fascinating to medical staff -- but why I do not know. |
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Jun 04, 2016, 08:16 AM
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I've also gotten the disclosure bit, thanks to reminding me.
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#11
Jun 04, 2016, 09:48 AM
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I might say something when I have my doctor's appointment on Monday... perhaps some comedic relief. Alternatively, I could totally mess with them for the fun of it. I mean, if they think I'm criminally insane, I might just go with it. Then afterwards I can say "HA. LOOK AT YOUR FACE"
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#12
Jun 04, 2016, 11:40 AM
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Haha.
Next time I'm going to grow claws and lunge at their faces. They treat me like I'm going to do that at any second. lol But yeah. Mess with them. It would be fun.
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