The Weekly Friday Feast

fish and chips -- yum @BlueBay xx

thank you @BlueBay

Hi,

This is my first time checking into a Friday feast and now I feel shy I had some tuna for dinner - how exciting! I just wasn't all that hungry. @Shaz51 I hope you don't mind me asking, but I'm just curious...what is it like for you having your GP ask your psych about showing you the report? I very much live by the motto of "nothing about me, without me" and I can't imagine having a healthcare professional who refused (or was even hesitant) to show me a report.

Hi @utopia

It is from the medication he is on

before he was a very light sleeper , and overthinking would keep him awake for hours

but now with his meds , he sleeps all night and still wakes up very tired

it must be frustrating for you at times. -- yes the other night I could not swallow, I was thinking I would have to ring the ambulance as I can`t drive and it is so hard to wake him up

Welcome to the feast at @Phoenix_Rising, pull up a chair, and make yourself at home. If you're not hungry and I can make you a drink

@Former-Member Er...yes. Can you tell I am very new to the forums

@CherryBomb Thank you Is there any coffee on offer? Virtual coffee is the only type I will have at this time of night.

Hello @Phoenix_Rising and welcome to the forum

how has your week been ?

live by the motto of "nothing about me, without me" , love this motto @Phoenix_Rising

I can't imagine having a healthcare professional who refused (or was even hesitant) to show me a report. -- I agree with you totally

My husband who has MI has cancelled psych and healthcare professional help , so we are on our own , our last report was august 2015

@Phoenix_Rising No, all good. I was just getting confused cause I only pop in and out on the forums and didn't know if I was missing Shaz51's story.
I guess I'm okay about it. I have a very good relationship with this GP. Once in hospital I totally lost it and sent him a ranting email telling him everything I thought was wrong with the mental health system and he didn't get offended at all! I feel I can go to him about anything. Which is part of the problem, I don't really feel that way with my psychiatrist. Nothing wrong with her per-se, but I've had very bad experiences with psychiatrists in the past and I'm also a very private person.
I'm scared to talk about my illness, diagnosis and the rest and it's 10 times harder to do so to a psychiatrist- who's opinion is weighted much more than a normal GP.
Does any of that make sense?
I guess all in all it's a good thing, it forces me to have more of a conversation with my psych. My GP also wrote that I had a fractious relationship with psychiatry and he wrote that too.
But I just wish I could read my medical record without people asking me questions.