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I have had depression issues since the '70s.
How do I get Doctors, Local, State and Federal Government to take me seriously? When I'm in the Hole, I make bad decisions. It's a real problem.
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Hi angryworld,
I think a lot of people in your positon are going to understand the bad decision making bit for one reason or another e.g. sometimes depression brings with it ""tunnel vision", your perspectives on things will change, the "world and people in it look different", sometimes you make any decision because it's just too much to think to much about alternatives, you're lacking the emotional investment in decision making or you just can't bring yourself to really think/care about the consequences........lots of possible reasons.......and if only the depression wasn't there you'd maybe make some very different decisions ![]() So, yes, to me some bad decisions are totally understandable when you're being lead or encompassed by depression ![]() As for the doctors though........if you feel they don't understand..........is there an option of changing doctors or requesting different ones??? Or even challenging more what they say??? Perhaps you could get them to justify their opinions a little more, or/and give them more evidence/examples to get your point of view across??? Maybe there's someone you could take with you to help you get your point of view across??? As for the Government........I'm afraid I'm not from the US, so less familiar with the systems..........but perhaps if you can make some breakthrough's in doctors taking things more seriously that can filter up via your records to where it needs to go??? And I don't know if there would be any patient advocacy (???) groups/charities who might be able to help??? Just some thoughts.............and I'm really sorry for the difficulties you seem to be having ![]() Alison |
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Would it help to keep a mood chart, draw out a scale 0 to 5 or 0 to 10 (use minus if it helps you) where 0 is ok and the top number is the worst you can imagine, with the date on the other axis. Put a cross next to your score for that date at the end of each day and note if anything big happens like an exam, a rare visit from family/friend or an argument with someone, whatever is significant for you. (I don't necessarily note an event for every day, just something which could change how I feel)
It will take a couple of months to build up the data, but it can help you to see patterns and then you can show the doctor. They generally like charts and concrete things, it is more substantial than a vague tale of woe, however desperate you are. I'm lucky enough to have a good family doctor, and we tried HRT to see if menopause changes were affecting my mood. I had a chart from one month before the treatment and the 2.5 months of treatment and it seemed to help us make the decision that, sadly it didn't help. There may be examples of charts online, don't make it too detailed if you might become obsessive about it, and doing too much detail can be hard to keep up. Just a thought, but I know they like as much objective information as possible to help them make a difference. It also shows you're trying to help yourself. Best of luck, and if there is an alternative doctor in your practice you can go to, it may be worth trying them (armed with the information) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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