Are you honest with your p and t?

scatterbrained04 · Mar 31, 2017, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MBM17

This feels deeply true to me, especially how you said the rational/irrational dichotomy. May I use this elsewhere? Maybe on my blog?

Yes, you may use it. Glad you get me

Mar 31, 2017, 05:12 AM

I am.

so honest, in fact, at times I find it difficult to even think about how to explain things.

Possible trigger:

I was recently trying to explain I felt homicidal, and at the time I didn't actually know the word for it, so I used the example of a detective show to try and get my point across.

I said something like.. you know how sometimes detectives investigate cases where someone has killed someone else?, well that's how I feel sometimes, like I want to be the killer.

it was embarrassing for me but I still admitted it.

you have to be honest in these situations.

ComfortablyNumb5 · Mar 31, 2017, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Theresa1991

Are you guys being honest with your p and t?

It is hard for me to open up to anybody for real and as I haven't had any real feeling recently it is even harder because I don't even know what I feel.

Anyway I try to tell them the stuff I do but sometimes I am just ashamed and I kind of play things down sometimes because I don't want to be that person. Mainly about drinking, drugs and hypersexuality and also about panic attacks and obsessing. I don't lie a lot, but sometimes I do because I don't want to see their faces.

I know they have probably seen worse than me but still, I just want to be a good person and don't lose all my pride.

I do the same exact thing and it's been ages since I found a T that I trusted. I'm afraid to talk about my substance abuse issues. Talking about it out loud is too much for me. And many other things that I'm sure would put me in IP. So yea I watch what I say

popuri88 · Mar 31, 2017, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by franz kafka

I've learned how to be honest. Writing down what I want to say and bringing it with me helps a lot.

This works for me most of the times.

CherryGlazer · Apr 04, 2017, 08:36 PM

I have this thing where I only talked about certain issues with each psychiatrist I've had (a few over a few years). Its almost like I don't want to seem like I have an overload. There are still a few topics I've never talked about with a p, but not like I plan to switch just for that, especially because I like the current one I have.

LacunaCoiler · Apr 05, 2017, 10:58 AM

Most of the time I am completely honest but it has to be a response to a question. I'm not very good at the whole "tell me what's been going on" thing. I need very specific questions to be able to answer, and if I'm going to go through the trouble of going to my appt and talking with an actual pdoc then I figure I might as well be honest in order to get the best care.

However, I'm going through a kinda bad phase at the moment and have a pdoc later today. I'm actually really nervous because I dunno if I can be honest with all the symptoms I'm experiencing because I want to get off my meds. If I lie maybe he'll take me off some or lower my dosage at least like I want. I'm afraid after I tell him stuff he won't even consider taking me off my meds and he might even raise my dosage... rock and a hard place, sigh...

benzenering · Apr 05, 2017, 01:28 PM

Mostly honest. I lie alot about my drinking, but I am on target pretty much with everything else.

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