Let's be honest, folks.

I'm not 100% honest. I hide certain things because I'm afraid of how my pdoc might react.

I'm sure if something super embarrassing happened, I wouldn't tell my pdoc either. For example, let's say I can't digest Lamictal. ("Every time I poop, I poop out the whole tablet in near mint condition.") I would make up an excuse like "Lamictal gives me headaches" if that ever happened.

[jacky8807]

I'm not honest with him in I only tell him if I'm doing bad.
And then I'm begging for his help
But if I mess with my meds or feel and ups swing coming on I don't tell hell no lol

[jacky8807]

Then of course I may end up in the hospital and he flips

[jpb4815]

I tell my Pdoc everything, even the embarrassing blow by blows of my manic episodes. Well what I can remember of them. I am sure that she think I am a S###Show.

[Yours_Truly]

Hah, too funny. lol
Some things are just too embarrassing & not important to therapy.
I try to be as honest as I can be if it's important, except when it comes to how serious I may be feeling about suicide. I won't ever tell them I have a plan if I ever do.

[whoamihere]

I'm not totally honest. I adjust my own meds and I don't always tell him

[Wild Coyote]

I am quite honest if I think it's something he should know.

I did withhold info for at least a couple of years, while we built trust.


WC

Originally Posted by jacky8807

But if I mess with my meds or feel and ups swing coming on I don't tell hell no lol

Originally Posted by whoamihere

I'm not totally honest. I adjust my own meds and I don't always tell him

Yeah, I'm the same as you guys. I keep my mouth shut if I mess with my meds. lol.

[MobiusPsyche]

I don't tell him that I drink occasionally. I never have more than two drinks but he would blame that for any lack of progress I might be having. Seriously, once a month I have two drinks. Get over yourself, dude. He's very judgmental about alcohol and drug use.

[Unrigged64072835]

I haven't been honest with her about my meds. I took out one completely and cut the other one in half, and it's still making me jumpy. I think it might be the supplement I'm on since I didn't have it in IP. But I'm so nervous when I see her I don't remember half this stuff anyway.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I'm honest because I'm tired of life being **** and I need his help

[Nammu]

Depends on the pdoc. Some have been great at nonjudgmental listening but others not so much....so it's not really about me not being honest as it is wether or not the pdoc is receptive to honesty

[chailatte16]

I am very honest with my pdoc. Part of the reason for that may be that I have been seeing him twice a week for 9 years. Initially, I wasn't completely honest with him, but I started to build up trust in him after I saw that he wasn't going to harshly judge my mistakes. I do get really mad at him sometimes and become really obnoxious. He tells me that this helps him better understand what my moods are like since he doesn't get a chance to see me in daily life when I have them. I find it fairly easy to be honest with someone who doesn't overreact to everything I tell him.

[Miss Laura]

Hmmmm..... I kinda tell the full story. Depends if I'm manic or depressed. If I'm manic I'm less likely to say the full story as it's embarrassing. But when I'm depressed I want a quick fix so I tell them it all. It really just depends

[Fuzzybear]

I withhold. No freakin choice with the lack of "ability" and "care" of so many in this corner of the jungle

[p00dlez]

I am as honest with him as time allows. I am always being rushed out of there and sometimes things that need to be talked about don't get talked about but I do try to be honest as I can with him.

Since hes the 3rd pdoc that I have had in recent years (they keep leaving to go somewhere else) he don't have a clue about how bad my bipolar is. He has never seen me manic and I don't think he has a clue.

He kind of treats me like I am some sort of high functioning patient with appointments every 3 to 4 months. He also gave me a prn for mania and wants to handle it at home (which is probably a bad idea). I really hope I don't go manic but I think hes going to be shocked if I ever do again.

If they ask the right questions I'm honest...I never volunteer anything though. If they don't ask I don't tell!

[scatterbrained04]

I'm mostly honest but tend to down play what I'm going through. It's almost always worse than what I say. Part of getting info out of me is asking the right questions.

[Coconutzo]

Originally Posted by p00dlez

I am as honest with him as time allows. I am always being rushed out of there and sometimes things that need to be talked about don't get talked about but I do try to be honest as I can with him.

Since hes the 3rd pdoc that I have had in recent years (they keep leaving to go somewhere else) he don't have a clue about how bad my bipolar is. He has never seen me manic and I don't think he has a clue.

He kind of treats me like I am some sort of high functioning patient with appointments every 3 to 4 months. He also gave me a prn for mania and wants to handle it at home (which is probably a bad idea). I really hope I don't go manic but I think hes going to be shocked if I ever do again.

This is me exactly. All of it.

[wildflowerchild25]

I used to view pdocs and therapists as the enemy when I was a teenager. I lied constantly and spent sessions totally clammed up. But that was because I felt forced into going. Now that I'm an adult, I am completely honest with my treatment team. Otherwise they can't help me.

Except when I'm hypo, because it rarely goes into mania for me anymore and I want to enjoy the high! But if it does get out of control I call right away.

[dangerousanimals]

I'm honest...they're new. They don't think I've been as bad as I say I've been.

Completely honest; he just hasn't asked all the questions yet.

[bizi]

I lie about my drinking. She thinks it is under control, it is not.
bizi

I'm honest. There was a period like a year ago that I was smoking weed every once in awhile. I didn't tell that pdoc about that. But I no longer do. With my new psych nurse I'm very honest.

[Gdorfus]

I never know whether to tell my doctor I am still having anxiety, for fear that he'll want to try a different prescription (I take 3 Klonopin a day, pretty much the max he'd ever prescribe anyone), or to tell him that I am good, for fear that he'll want to wean me off it.

So I wind up having these erratic sessions over a long period of time, where I appear stable one month and a mess the next. I'm afraid if I'm ever "okay", he'll change things, and I won't be okay anymore. And I'm never really okay, because I live in fear every month, wondering how much longer I have before he feels I've been on it too long.

Afraid to bring any of this up because I'll look like an addict trying to secure his prescription long term. I've abused pills before, but not with this particular doctor, so there are some layers of real paranoia going on.